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From conception came growth.
From the growth, thriving.
From thriving, exuberant thought.
From the thoughts, memory.
From the...
We sat chatting about Vavau Tua Lik;
Then the women spoke to us:
"Let's go look for Lik, to watch the sunset;
Let's listen to the...
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When the earth came into being
when the sky arose
when my songs first sounded
the holy mountain stood before me revived.
In...