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    stretuch一theg一一dsve”t一kness

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    ensshipsb一revirda一qnarrated,butal

    rvelsdurgst一一re一fthesepalepe一ples

    fr一ythsautuaci

    hisfatherhadbeenangstthenativesltbr一ught一nsndgpartyenunteredskirsh

    bay&spenthisfancyheargtheyat一ld&ret一ld:一fthe“greatalbatr一ss,”paddlg

    thr一ughthegsts;itsvividlypd,stranlyj一tedservantsan一edash一re,

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    cursesthevessel&rendersitasunseahyasifanaxhadbeentakent一it;一fthepursuant

    altercati一n;一fth一se“sh一utgstaffs”agicanacr一ssthebeach;

    &一fthebrightskirt一f一ceanbe,cl一ude&bl一一dredthattheservantsh一istedal一fta

    p一lebef一rer一一ved&presentedt一a

    chiefta,

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    unsure一fhisexaartial

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    hisbride,asafurtherexale,ay一ungnhadt一divet一theseabed&surfacehacrayfish

    eachhand&athirdhisuthneake

    easypreyf一runscrupul一captasautuasunclek一cheretuedafterfiveyears,garbed

    pakehacl一thedestp一uch一fd一lrs&réals,p一ssessed一fstran

    一kebreathg”angstthedisrdant一aths&talefcities&sightst一一

    一utndishf一rtheri一rit一nguet一deleate

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