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Page 119
... leaves make a waterproof thatched roof . As an added luxury , the kitchen ( left ) occupies a separate structure . ou few ripe oranges hooked down from a tree . white meat inside . It was a starchy and We laughed for sheer joy . heavy ...
... leaves make a waterproof thatched roof . As an added luxury , the kitchen ( left ) occupies a separate structure . ou few ripe oranges hooked down from a tree . white meat inside . It was a starchy and We laughed for sheer joy . heavy ...
Page 120
... leaves . Then I made a little shelf , a table , and two crooked stools . Our plates were giant mother - of - pearl shells , which we gathered on the beach . For glasses and spoons we used bamboo joints , while coconut shells were our ...
... leaves . Then I made a little shelf , a table , and two crooked stools . Our plates were giant mother - of - pearl shells , which we gathered on the beach . For glasses and spoons we used bamboo joints , while coconut shells were our ...
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... leaves , tied into bundles , are lighted for signals and flares . Smaller bundles of shorter leaves make brooms for sweeping the dirt floors of the huts . The threads of the fronds are used in sewing and weaving and in forming lamp ...
... leaves , tied into bundles , are lighted for signals and flares . Smaller bundles of shorter leaves make brooms for sweeping the dirt floors of the huts . The threads of the fronds are used in sewing and weaving and in forming lamp ...
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