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Show 127 transform to gold as Ra, the sun's rays began to pierce through to the higher traces of the land. Roa hurriedly hid and. secured his canoe and stealthily began to wend his way toward the village. Noises startled him, from left of the trail through the thick fern bush. He stopned in his tracks and listened Intently. There were voices, and then laughter. It was the high nitched, gay, giggling laughter of wahines. He made his wav cautiously toward the sounds. Before he realized it, he walked into an onening in the forest in the center of which was a lovely clear nond. In the still green x^rater, several laughing maidens bathed and snlashed gaily. He was first embarrassed, then frightened, then panicky. About to run back in the direction from whence he came, he realized too late that he had been seen by the wahines. They were giggling coyly, trying to hide under the water. Then he saw the girl he came to seek, gazing coolly at him. The wahines quickly left the water and disappeared ranidly into the forest, exceot the one he had come seeking. She stood waist deen in the water and continued to meet his stare as she did |