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again; he danced and sung, ran up to us, em- 

 braced us all by turns, and at last took a wreath 

 of sweet-scented flowers, which he had just 

 twined, from his head to put it on mine, con- 

 tinually exclaiming, Aidara ! His comrades imi- 

 tated him in every thing, though we were stran- 

 gers to them. After the intoxication of his joy was 

 in some measure dispelled, Lagediack came up to 

 Kadu, who was a very remarkable person in the 

 eyes of them all. They formed a circle round him, 

 in the middle of which he was obliged to sit, and 

 immediately words flowed from his lips, his eyes 

 sparkled, and the faces of the audience strongly 

 expressed the sensations which his long narrative 

 liad excited. We were at length obliged to inter- 

 rupt the stream of his eloquence, which had al- 

 ready made him foam at the mouth, as we wished 

 to know what had occurred during our absence 

 from Radack. I was astonished that Rarick did 

 not visit us, and on my inquiry after him, learnt 

 the following particulars. A few days after we had 

 left the group of Aur, the old chief Lebeuliet 

 came to Otdia, as he supposed that we had left 

 much iron there ; he forced the inhabitants to give 

 up a part, and sailed back to Aur, having previ- 

 ously taken the three goats which were still living, 

 from the Goat Island. Some months after, La- 

 mary, who had proceeded by way of Ligiep and 

 Ailu, came here with his fleet from Udirick, and 

 to this king of the Radack chain, the people were 



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