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The Zaire had once paid a visit to the Islands of Joy. There was a group of six, none larger than a mile in circumference, and two of them half that size; and they were uninhabited. For, although water was to be had here and vegetation grew in great abundance, there was neither monkey nor rat nor even snake.
Once upon a time the Portuguese had established a post on the island, and the grey ruins of a little fort were still visible; and there was evidence of cultivated fields. But nobody coveted the Islands of Joy; they were not even in a geographical position which would have justified the establishment of a cable station.