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the confluence of so many crowds from different 

 countries attracts dealers in all sorts of merchandise. 

 The long line of huts is a continuous bazaar, and all 

 is life and activity. But, the fishery over, both 

 natives and strangers depart, the huts are knocked 

 down, scarcely a human habitation can be seen for 

 miles, and the most dreary solitude prevails until the 

 next year." 



The Oyster is usually affixed to the rock on 

 which it was born, by the under valve of its shell, 

 the surface of which is, as it were, firmly cemented to 

 the rock, so as to prevent any possibility of motion. 

 Other Bivalves are attached in an equally effective, 



THE PEARL-FISHERY 



