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from a p o r t ; fu c h n um b e r s o f g o o d h a rb o u r s a r e t h e r e in a p la c e
deftitute o f t r a d e , an d w i th o u t a f in g le to w n . N e a r th e e n d o f th is
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eight men a r e n e c e f fa r y to d i g as m u c h in a d a y as a f in g le p lo u g h
would tu rn u p : th e h a r r ow s are c om m o n ly t ie d t o th e h o r fe s ta ils ;
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called R a a ch g a n . _ _ .
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