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Page 22
... eyes half closed most of the time as though he has seen much of life , not only ours but those of my grandfathers and even the men before them . Whenever I walked along the street Wati used to whistle to me and one of his eyes would ...
... eyes half closed most of the time as though he has seen much of life , not only ours but those of my grandfathers and even the men before them . Whenever I walked along the street Wati used to whistle to me and one of his eyes would ...
Page 64
... eyes could handle before they wore out , though his eyes weren't much good to start with . He used to wear a pair of glasses— I didn't think he wore them to see through but to shield his face from the branches and tough spear grass when ...
... eyes could handle before they wore out , though his eyes weren't much good to start with . He used to wear a pair of glasses— I didn't think he wore them to see through but to shield his face from the branches and tough spear grass when ...
Page 95
... eyes are both weeping . Snow has fallen - not here , but the hills beyond the town look this morning as though someone has covered them with cockatoo feathers . Baba stops blowing into the leaf , wipes his weeping , milky eyes , and ...
... eyes are both weeping . Snow has fallen - not here , but the hills beyond the town look this morning as though someone has covered them with cockatoo feathers . Baba stops blowing into the leaf , wipes his weeping , milky eyes , and ...
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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 Murngin Nakara Namanama Nati never night Padre pandanus paperbark Perhaps Pitjanta pity Pupa Purelko Ranger rest river rocks Ruria sand seen Sergeant shelter skin sneak soul sound spear spirit boss spirit world stick stretch struggle tell Tiwa told 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