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Pioneer Life in Oceana Co.
who, soon after, began to ship his pretended purchases. The first fleet of vessels that loaded made a clean sweep of every man's pile as far as they went, thus dispelling the hope, vainly entertained by some, that something would be kept for the laborers. Suspense was now ended; the design to take all became patent, and when the vessels came back for other cargoes, fire ("spontaneous combustion, " probably, )
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