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MENG-GELUNCHOR

And falling and crawling and
sprawl-
ing,
And driving and riving and striving,
And sprinkling and twinkling and
winkling,
And and and
sounding bounding
rounding,
Dividing and gliding and sliding,
And trumping and plumping and
bumping and jumping,
And dashing and flashing and splash-
ing and clashing
SOUTHEY

Malays of Perak occasionally indulge them-
THE which, I believe,
selves in a form of amusement
is peculiar to them. Though of ancient origin, it is
not well known even here, and, as new sensations
are the desire of our time, I offer it to the jaded
of the West.
pleasure-seekers
Given a fine sunny morning (and that is what
most mornings are in Perak) you will drive four or
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