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MALLOCK W.
In an enchanted island
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amongst the tangled alleys. They were, wretched beyond description, but after leaving the armour a walk of a couple of minutes brought us to an open space, whose spruce and orderly aspect struck me with some astonishment. Perhaps its condition was due to the fact that some few Government officials, including a body of gens d'armes, had their quarters on one side of it. On another side was the cathedral, with the ruins of some contiguous buildings, and opposite to the cathedral was a ruin of a different character—the ruin of a palace which the Venetians had built for their governors. A stately

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