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Page 199
... round the loins ; but at other times they wear a sarong , which is a long piece of coloured cotton wrapped round the waist , and hang- ing down to the knee . They sometimes add a jacket of cloth or cotton . The women seem to delight ...
... round the loins ; but at other times they wear a sarong , which is a long piece of coloured cotton wrapped round the waist , and hang- ing down to the knee . They sometimes add a jacket of cloth or cotton . The women seem to delight ...
Page 258
... round the schooner , and watching her as if they thought her some strange fish . One day they had collected in more than usual numbers , and while I watched them swimming round and round the vessel , their huge backs now and then ...
... round the schooner , and watching her as if they thought her some strange fish . One day they had collected in more than usual numbers , and while I watched them swimming round and round the vessel , their huge backs now and then ...
Page 258
... round the schooner , and watching her as if they thought her some strange fish . One day they had collected in more than usual numbers , and while I watched them swimming round and round the vessel , their huge backs now and then ...
... round the schooner , and watching her as if they thought her some strange fish . One day they had collected in more than usual numbers , and while I watched them swimming round and round the vessel , their huge backs now and then ...
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