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THERE were nine terrible men in the Forest of O'tombi, so native report had it.
Nine terrible men who lived on an island set in a swamp. And the swamp was hard to come by, being in the midst of a vast forest. Only a monkey or a leopard could find a way to the inhabitants of this island -- they themselves being privy to the secret ways.