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Show 58 - path, he ran tox^ard the sandy beach. Today, the beach was deserted, offering no sign of the meetings that had taken nlace there. Roa lowered himself onto the sand, closed his eves and remembered. In his mind's eye he could see the stranger standing in the same snot beneath a kauri tree. Rca walked toward him. The Pakeha saw him, raised a hand in greeting, smiled and said, "Hello." Roa answered, "Kia ora," and then awkwardly repeated, "Hello." Henry then clumsily said,"Kia ora." They pressed noses and shook hands in the customs of both their peonies. A light flashed in Roa's eves. He shook Henry's hand again at the same time saving, "Ringa. r inga." The xtfhite man caught on immediately, saving, "Hand, hand." It was now his turn. He pointed to his eve pronouncing it clearly and precise.1^, "eye, eye." Roa pointed to his eye, repeating."kanohi." Enthusiastically they pursued their attempts at communication, pointing and repeating after each other, "Ear--taringa; mouth--waha: foot--waewae: |