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the captain gave him two bells, a mirror, a comb, and a chaplet
of beads, and sent him back on shore, having him accompanied by
four armed men. One of the companions of this giant, who would
never come to the ship, on seeing the other coming back with our
people, came forward and ran to where the other giants dwelled.
These came one after the other all naked, and began to leap and
sing, raising one finger to heaven, and showing to our people a
certain white powder made of the roots of herbs, which they kept
in earthen pots, and they made signs that they lived on that,
and that they had nothing else to eat than this powder.
Therefore our people made them signs to come to the ship and
that they would help them to carry their bundles.[1] Then these
men came, who carried only their bows in their hands; but their
wives came after them laden like donkeys, and carried their
goods. These w