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and ſat down barefooted on a rich carpet, to partake voila favourite diſh called by the natives pelou, compoſed of ſtewed rice and meat highly ſeaſoned, which they are in general fond of. The entire ſcene was illuminated with torches, which, by a ſtrong reflexion of artificial luſtre, ſeemed to heighten the ſplendor of their ornaments.



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