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noses a thick piece of tortoise-shell, which hung down over 

 their lower lips, making them look liideous, especially when 

 they opened their mouths to speak. From their ears were 

 suspended from six to twelve rings, made of large shells, 

 half an inch thick. Their arms above the elbow were 

 decorated with armlets of black and wliite shells. On 



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their necks they wore necklaces made of small black and 

 white rings, to whicli were attached little pieces of mother 

 of pearl. Others had a round shell, black and white cord 

 necklace, and a great many of them tlie large round 

 mother of peail shell ; sonic of tluMii wore an eardroj) 

 made of sharks' teeth. Thuy rattled on, talking all at 

 once. I did nut dhsci-vc llint tiicv wciv in the least 



