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near a famous alighting-place of migrant birds, when 

 an ancient inhabitant drew attention to a curious row 

 of posts, with chains fastened to them, in front of 

 one of the larger houses, which posts he declared 

 were " all boon." They were sawed-up lengths of 

 whales' jaw-bones. 



