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... valley but I could not make it now . A flock of birds has sprung from the plateau , flown above the rocks , and dived down into the valley . They are balandja , white cockatoos ; I have not seen them in a flock for ages , only in cages ...
... valley but I could not make it now . A flock of birds has sprung from the plateau , flown above the rocks , and dived down into the valley . They are balandja , white cockatoos ; I have not seen them in a flock for ages , only in cages ...
Page 47
... valley to join the flock . The sun is heading down to the hills and a good part of the day is gone . I should start looking for a place to rest ; moving here is like walking along the edge of the billabong when the long days of Dry suck ...
... valley to join the flock . The sun is heading down to the hills and a good part of the day is gone . I should start looking for a place to rest ; moving here is like walking along the edge of the billabong when the long days of Dry suck ...
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... valley , past the billa- bong , and we wandered into a camp tucked in the far end of the river forest . All the fires had been dead for days . Only young chil- dren could be seen : some had already reached silence with a swarm of flies ...
... valley , past the billa- bong , and we wandered into a camp tucked in the far end of the river forest . All the fires had been dead for days . Only young chil- dren could be seen : some had already reached silence with a swarm of flies ...
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angry Anguban animals Baba babaru balandja barley sugar beast belly better billabong billycan bilma birds Boma boulder branches Bungawa bush bush tucker camp chant cliff cloud cockatoo crawl crocodile dark didjeridu dilly bag dingo Djangau dragged dreams dust Duwei eyes fellows fire flaps flock Galpu gather Gidja goanna gone ground hand hill hurry inside Jambawal keep leaves look mangrove marain Marngit Midinari Mother mountain Murngin Nakara Namanama Nati never night Niyari Padre pandanus paperbark Perhaps Pitjanta pity Pupa Ranger rest river rocks Ruria sand seen Sergeant shelter skin sneak soul sound spear spirit boss spirit world stick stretch struggle tell Tiwa track trap tree tribal country tribal elders trunk tucker valley voice walk wallaby Warand Warngi water hole Wati Wawa white man's whole wonder Wongar Yirli yudu