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A Portuguese fleet becomes the object of conflict between Roman gods.

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“This little island, where we now abide, of all this seaboard is the one sure place for ev’ery merchantman that stems the tide, from Quiloa or Sofálah or Mombas: Here, as ’tis necessary, long we’ve tried to house and home us, like its proper race: In fine to find you with the facts you seek, man calls our little island ‘Mozambíque.’

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