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The Life of Christopher Columbus from his own Letters and Journals

CHAPTER VIII
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But they were all ready to run when they seemed in danger, so that of the men only two could be taken by force or free-will.

There were taken more than twenty women of the captives, and of their free-will came other women, born in other islands, who were stolen away and taken by force.

Certain captive boys came to us.

In this harbor we were eight days on account of the loss of the said captain." They found great quantities of human bones on shore, and skulls hanging like pots or cups about the houses.

They saw few men.


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