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"I am Ramma, leader of the Munams," he told me, "And I welcome you in the name of us all." "Greetings, Ramma," I replied, "I am Jehu." "We are joyous at your arrival, oh Jehu of the White Eagle." I AM RAMA LEADER OF THE MUN ARMS HE TOLD ME AND I WELCOME YOU IN THE NAME OF US ALL GREETINGS RAMAH I REPLIED I AM JEHU WE ARE JOYOUS AT YOUR ARRIVAL O JEHU OF THE WHITE EAGLE
 on, apparently, by their great desire to meet me. In appearance they were like I had seen from afar: hairy and stooped, almost using their arms as legs, but not entirely. Their skulls were large and oddly shaped and their mouths were pushed out from their faces like an ape's. A limp, furry tail hung down from their lower backs, and their hands had a tough, leathery appearance. There were eight of them, and when they drew near, the foremost hailed me with an eager gleam in his eyes, like one who has long hoped and long been denied. His voice was low and gravelly, but not at all uncivilized sounding, as one would have expected by his appearance, and his facial expressions were equally as livid and distinctly humanoid. He began: "Hail, the White Eagle, sent by the gods to deliver us! Hail the redemption from paradise, coming to bring us home." With that he held out his arms and embraced me in a very warm, heartfelt manner. "Hello," I replied, somewhat embarrassed by my lack of authority. RRIVED FOR THEY HAD RUN SPURRED ON APPARENTLY BY THEIR GREAT DESIRE TO MEET ME IN APPEARANCE THEY WERE LIKE I HAD SEEN FROM AFAR HAIRY AND STOOPED ALMOST USING THEIR ARMS AS LEGS BUT NOT ENTIRELY THEIR SKULLS WERE LARGE AND ODDLY SHAPED AND THEIR MOUTHS WERE PUSHED OUT FROM THEIR FACES LIKE AN APE'S A LIMP FURRY TAIL HUNG DOWN FROM THEIR LOWER BACKS AND THEIR HANDS HAD A TOUGH LEATHERY APPEARANCE THERE WERE EIGHT OF THEM AND WHEN THEY DREW NEAR THE FOREMOST HAILED ME WITH AN EAGER GLEAM IN HIS EYES LIKE ONE WHO HAS LONG HOPED AND LONG BEEN DENIED HIS VOICE WAS LOW AND GRAVELLY BUT NOT AT ALL UNCIVILIZED SOUNDING AS ONE WOULD HAVE EXPECTED BY HIS APPEARANCE AND HIS FACIAL EXPRESSIONS WERE EQUALLY AS LIVID AND DISTINCTLY HUMANOID HE BEGAN HAIL THE WHITE EAGLE SENT BY THE GODS TO DELIVER US HALE THE REDEMPTION FROM PARADISE COMING TO BRING US HOME WITH THAT HE HELD OUT HIS ARMS AND EMBRACED ME IN A VERY WARM AND HEARTFELT MANNER HALLO I REPLIED SOMEWHAT EMBARRASSED BY MY LACK OF AUTHORITY
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