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Thisisanagouti
Meand4ofmyagoutifriendswereplayingtagabout10feetaway
fromthebeachundershadeofapalmtreethenwentrunningaround
treesandthroughbushes.Thenweburstoutthroughabushontothe
glisteningsand.Thenwesawtwotainolookingoutatthreeboatsofinthe
distance.Butwetooknomindtoit.Thenextdaytheywereveryclose
theyhadtwolargeflagswithtworedlinesthatcrossed.
WesawthattheTainochildrenwerehiding.Theshipshadlittle
boatscomingawayfromtheshipsandtherearefullofpalepeople.Later
thatdayIwokeup,frommynapandthelittleboatswereabout10feet
from
Theshore.Iwokeupmyfriendandweranandhid.Wewatchedthe
Tainochiefand2warriorswentuptothethestrangemen.Thechiefgave
themsomebeadsand2parrots.Thestrangemenheldoutashinysilver
stickwithahandle.OneoftheTainoWarriorsgrabbedatitandgotabig
bloodycutinhishandadropofbloodwasfallingtothesandonetear
shapeddroponthesandthehotdrysand.
Thetainowarriorletgooftheswordandclenchedhishand.Blood
wasgushingeverywhere.