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AIWE!
AIWE! THEIR GUNS ARE MIGHTY,
THEY USE THEM NOT AGAINST THE LION,
BUT AGAINST EACH OTHER….AND THE BLACK CHILD RUNS ALWAYS AGAINST THE WIND.
YES, BROTHERS, IT IS GOOD TO TRAVEL,
TO SEE THE WHITE MAN IN HIS NATIVE COUNTRY,
THOUGH NOT UNTIL YOUR YEARS COME ON YOU,
THEY ARE MORE PRIMITIVE THAN CHILDREN,
IT MUST BE A MAN WHO COMPREHENDS THEM.
AIWE! IT IS A POOR CHIEF WHO SENDS BABIES
TO KILL SERPENTS!
MAYIBUYE AFRIKA
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