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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates by Howard Pyle: separation that came betwixt them was death, and then the
survivor inherited all that the other left. And now it was
another thing with Spanish buccaneer hunting, for two buccaneers,
reckless of life, quick of eye, and true of aim, were worth any
half dozen of Spanish islanders.
By and by, as the French became more strongly organized for
mutual self- protection, they assumed the offensive. Then down
they came upon Tortuga, and now it was the turn of the Spanish to
be hunted off the island like vermin, and the turn of the French
to shout their victory.
Having firmly established themselves, a governor was sent to the
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