butthemanemadetheirbodiesappearratherlarger。
ApartyofArabsfromZanzibarwereinthecountryatthistime。
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though，hadtheyseenmeatahippopotamustwodaysafterward，theywouldhavesetmedownasbeingasmuchahereticasanyofthatnation；