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... scrub below . After scrambling over razor - sharp rocks up the side of a ridge , and hacking through thick scrub , they finally reached the summit . From the top they gazed down into a rich valley , green- grassed and well - watered ...
... scrub below . After scrambling over razor - sharp rocks up the side of a ridge , and hacking through thick scrub , they finally reached the summit . From the top they gazed down into a rich valley , green- grassed and well - watered ...
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... scrub , bereft of water or animal life . They camped that night , silent and distressed , as though afraid to voice the awesome thoughts which filled their minds . Sixteen days after leaving Gantheaume Bay , their tongues were hideously ...
... scrub , bereft of water or animal life . They camped that night , silent and distressed , as though afraid to voice the awesome thoughts which filled their minds . Sixteen days after leaving Gantheaume Bay , their tongues were hideously ...
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... scrub . They took to the shore , but found their weary journey nearly doubled by a strange new enemy . Vast lines of dry seaweed as high as hay - stacks barred the beach . Finally the tide rose and drove them back into the scrub ...
... scrub . They took to the shore , but found their weary journey nearly doubled by a strange new enemy . Vast lines of dry seaweed as high as hay - stacks barred the beach . Finally the tide rose and drove them back into the scrub ...
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The Coast of Doom I I | 11 |
The First British Landing | 21 |
Columbus of the South | 26 |
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