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 The night before last they fished out of the sea a Japanese atomic torpedo. They've set it up over there under the coco-nut palms, and now they are bowing down before it. Now they have a God of their own. That's why they must devour us."

War-cries sounded from the mangrove thicket.

"Do you hear them?" muttered the Captain. "On my soul, I'd rather go through the geometry examination all over again"

"Listen," Bondy whispered. "Couldn't we go over to their religion? As far as I am concerned "

At that moment a gun boomed out from the Papeete.

The Captain uttered a low cry of joy.