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craftsmen who made the boat with cheap wood; in translation, she sings: "Your eyes are with the eels, Your mouth is with the crabs, Your two bright, clear-bright hands Are under the sharp discipline of the salmon".
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located at the centre of its two main channels. The outer area of the estuary is predominately sand and sand dunes where it flows into and out of
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