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but requested me at the same
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time to do no damage to the ship or rigging."
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So these Indians cut and split the tea chests
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with their tomahawks and threw them overboard.
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There were some people who tried to climb on board the ship
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to scoop up tea to take back home with them.
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This was not a wise thing to do
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because they were caught and
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their hats and wigs were dumped in the water
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with the tea and they were kicked away, literally.
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The crowd sort of just
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kicked them away from the ships on the wharf.