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The rest of the islanders had gone round in their canoes to the weather side of the little island to fish for takuo, for we were expecting a malaga, or party of visitors from the Island of Nukufetau in a day or two, and unusual supplies of fish had to be obtained, to sustain, not only the island's record as the fishing centre of the universe, but the people's reputation for hospitality.
Dost not know that it is unlucky to talk when fishing for takuo and tautau?" "Dear friend, that we believed only in the heathen days. Now we are Christians." He paused a moment, then raised his face to the stars and softly murmured, "Good mornin' kâpen haad you you have goot foyage and wesser and fair wesser?" Then he looked at me interrogatively. I took no notice.
If, however, we meant to try for takuo, a huge variety of the mackerel-tribe, or lahe'u, a magnificent bream-shaped fish, we had no need to go so far as the dangerous Tia Kau; three or four cable-lengths from the beach, and right in front of the village, we could lie in water as smooth as glass, and seventy fathoms in depth.
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