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Excerpt from The World's Explorers, or Travels and Adventures
Cook's Commend. Madeira. The Portuguese in Rio. Passage round Cape Horn. Patagonia. Arrival at Otaheite. Character of the Natives.
Judicious and Humane Conduct of Cook Page 143 II. - Surf-swimming at Otaheite. Thievish Propensities of the Natives.
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