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A NATURALIST ON THE "CHALLENGER. 



roof rises as high as 40 feet, is six to eight-sided, and rests on 

 the central pile of the building, which either stands directly 

 in the sea bottom, or is built of several trees fastened together. 



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Walls and roof are made of bamboos and palm-leaves, and 

 the interior is separated by partition walls made of palm- 



