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Page 170
A young 6 It is long ago and about a woman . man hot after a woman ! What use is it ? Send for him and be friends . • The Mahatmaya is very good to us . ' I was wrong , brother . I say it to you myself . I used shameful words to you .
A young 6 It is long ago and about a woman . man hot after a woman ! What use is it ? Send for him and be friends . • The Mahatmaya is very good to us . ' I was wrong , brother . I say it to you myself . I used shameful words to you .
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And what offer of the woman do you talk of ? ' • The woman came to the Mahatmaya while you were away in the chena . She offered herself to him . The Mahatmaya said to her , “ I cannot take you unless the man gives you .
And what offer of the woman do you talk of ? ' • The woman came to the Mahatmaya while you were away in the chena . She offered herself to him . The Mahatmaya said to her , “ I cannot take you unless the man gives you .
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The Mahatmaya wants the woman now . He calls her to him : she will not come ; you refuse to give her . Is it wise , wise brother ? Think a little . Is there much kurakkan in the house after the drought ? The Mahatmaya has made you ...
The Mahatmaya wants the woman now . He calls her to him : she will not come ; you refuse to give her . Is it wise , wise brother ? Think a little . Is there much kurakkan in the house after the drought ? The Mahatmaya has made you ...
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User Review - kaitanya64 - LibraryThingSet in colonial Ceylon, this novel is vivid and readable. While the author clearly illustrates a particular culture and time, that of a rural family in the "dry" forest area, where life is ... Read full review
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User Review - Steve38 - LibraryThingDear me but this is a depressing book. Everything that can go wrong does go wrong for the main characters. Written from the point of view of impoverished, uneducated jungle dwellers in Sri Lanka by ... Read full review
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