Mauritius - Coffee Table Book

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“The shops are small
The stocks are large
Goods spill out everywhere
You dodge a box
You mind a rack
Smell incense in the air.”
- Terry du Toit

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Hindu worshippers send prayers to heaven by
carving them on fast growing bamboo near a
statue of Muruga.
“Make all my friends pass their
exams”
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“With a teapot between us, a few biscuits on a plate
we talk and talk into the night until it grows quite late.
A panacea for all that ails, a friend in need you see,
honestly where would we be, without the humble cup of tea?”
- Moira du Toit

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“Saris direct from India
Fine weaves from Hong Kong
Brass ornaments from Thailand
All write the merchants song.”
- Terry du Toit
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“Long before we saw the sea,
its spray was on our lips, and
showered salt rain upon us.”
- Charles Dickens

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