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The water-people of any race are rough and turbulent, and it struck Alf that to be out at midnight on a pier-end with such a crowd of wharfmen, in a big Japanese city, was not as safe as it might be.
In Yeddo Bay 2010
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The water-people of any race are rough and turbulent, and it struck Alf that to be out at midnight on a pier-end with such a crowd of wharfmen, in a big Japanese city, was not as safe as it might be.
In Yeddo Bay 1922
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Boats navigated even the rapids, for these were hardy water-people, whose whole life had been semi-aquatic.
Darkness and Dawn George Allan England 1906
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The water-people of any race are rough and turbulent, and it struck Alf that to be out at midnight on a pier-end with such a crowd of wharfmen, in a big Japanese city, was not as safe as it might be.
In Yeddo Bay 1903
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"To protect the eggs; they are there in the sand, and she is keeping off all the water-people who like eggs for breakfast."
Hildegarde's Neighbors Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards 1896
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The water-people of any race are rough and turbulent, and it struck Alf that to be out at midnight on a pier-end with such a crowd of wharfmen, in a big Japanese city, was not as safe as it might be.
Dutch Courage and Other Stories Jack London 1896
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The water-people of any race are rough and turbulent, and it struck Alf that to be out at midnight on a pier-end with such a crowd of wharfmen, in a big Japanese city, was not as safe as it might be.
Stories of Ships and the Sea Little Blue Book # 1169 Jack London 1896
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