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The Story of Prince Yamato Take.
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came down from thence and made raids on the villages, devouring whoever he could seize. Many homes had been A Monster Serpent appeared
A Monster Serpent appeared.
made desolate and the men were afraid to go out to their daily work in the fields, or the women to go to the rivers to wash their rice.