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The night was wild and stormy, and a cold wind blew in sharp gusts round the fantastic pile of rocks that rose abruptly from the small deep pool of black-looking water, sending the sparks swirling upwards and causing the flames to leap fiercely, whilst the flicker of the fire shone on the glittering "baviaan-spel" of the rocks, and the black shadows danced to the whistle of the wind.
A Rip Van Winkle Of The Kalahari Seven Tales of South-West Africa Frederick Cornell
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A dark object fell out of the branch, and when we reached it we found it a baviaan [1] sure enough, shot through the head.
Prester John John Buchan 1907
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