'There is sickness in this boat!'
Invincible Strangers 27 Chapter 13.1
Before missionaries arrived, Sāmoans had prayers:
‘This light is for you, O king and gods superior and inferior! If any of you are forgotten do not be angry, this light is for you all. Be propitious to this family; give life to all; and may your presence be prosperity. Let our children be blessed and multiplied. Remove far from us fines and sicknesses. …
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