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The Voyage of the Beagle (Ch. XX), by Charles Darwin

Harvard Classics
Harvard Classics
Episode • Apr 2, 2022 • 21m

A huge spoon dressed in human finery, placed on a grave, appears to become convulsed when the moon's rays fall on it and dances to the tune of chanting natives. Weird sights, according to Darwin, abound in the South Seas. (Volume 29, Harvard Classics)

 

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