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... precipices which allowed the sun to shine upon them for barely three hours a - day , they built their village , and here they became a name and a terror to all the surrounding tribes . A few miles lower down 20 SOUTH SEA YARNS .
... precipices which allowed the sun to shine upon them for barely three hours a - day , they built their village , and here they became a name and a terror to all the surrounding tribes . A few miles lower down 20 SOUTH SEA YARNS .
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... became the stanch allies of Nandrau . Together they broke up the power- ful Noikoro , exacted tribute from them , and made the river theirs as far as Korolevu ; together they blotted out the Naloto , who held the passes to the northern ...
... became the stanch allies of Nandrau . Together they broke up the power- ful Noikoro , exacted tribute from them , and made the river theirs as far as Korolevu ; together they blotted out the Naloto , who held the passes to the northern ...
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... became nominal Christians . In that year an event occurred which severely tried the firmness and good sense of Buli Nandrau . The islands had been annexed to Great Britain , and the mountain chiefs were invited to meet the first ...
... became nominal Christians . In that year an event occurred which severely tried the firmness and good sense of Buli Nandrau . The islands had been annexed to Great Britain , and the mountain chiefs were invited to meet the first ...
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... became the subject of discussion . When I returned to my house , I saw the widows at the water's edge breaking up a number of carved wooden utensils with stones . These were the cups and dishes of their dead husband , which no man must ...
... became the subject of discussion . When I returned to my house , I saw the widows at the water's edge breaking up a number of carved wooden utensils with stones . These were the cups and dishes of their dead husband , which no man must ...
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... became a by - word in the village . Truly , he was born before his time : he was of the stuff of which reformers are made , and he met the reformer's fate . He had quarrelled with his wife because she gave away his things in his ab ...
... became a by - word in the village . Truly , he was born before his time : he was of the stuff of which reformers are made , and he met the reformer's fate . He had quarrelled with his wife because she gave away his things in his ab ...
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