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Civilisation had all but wiped out his people , the original inhabitants of the island , once with kings , princes and nobles of their own . But the Veddas of Ceylon were an anachronism in the twentieth century . They produced nothing .
Civilisation had all but wiped out his people , the original inhabitants of the island , once with kings , princes and nobles of their own . But the Veddas of Ceylon were an anachronism in the twentieth century . They produced nothing .
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The Master lifts the weary hounds once more to hunt the homeward way into the setting sun . Thus once again I ride over the heath - the scarlet , carmine , and pink epacris , the golden flowering dwarf acacia , the starry white ...
The Master lifts the weary hounds once more to hunt the homeward way into the setting sun . Thus once again I ride over the heath - the scarlet , carmine , and pink epacris , the golden flowering dwarf acacia , the starry white ...
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many times the salary we could afford to pay him , but once we had reached an understanding with him about the permissible size of his bazaar bills , he decided that he liked us , and remained loyally with us until he died .
many times the salary we could afford to pay him , but once we had reached an understanding with him about the permissible size of his bazaar bills , he decided that he liked us , and remained loyally with us until he died .
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THE LOST MISSION BY PETER KING | 22 |
AN OLD STAMP ALBUM BY A R B HALDANE 348 | 33 |
THE ONLY MAN ON THE ISLAND BY LESLIE GARDINER | 34 |
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