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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from In the South Seas by Robert Louis Stevenson: attired in a fine mat, and with a garland on his hair, for he was
new come from dancing and singing in the public hall; and his body,
his face, and his eyes were all of an enchanting beauty. Every
here and there in the Gilberts youths are to be found of this
absurd perfection; I have seen five of us pass half an hour in
admiration of a boy at Mariki; and Te Kop (my friend in the fine
mat and garland) I had already several times remarked, and long ago
set down as the loveliest animal in Apemama. The philtre of
admiration must be very strong, or these natives specially
susceptible to its effects, for I have scarce ever admired a person
in the islands but what he has sought my particular acquaintance.
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