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by training a number of manly little fellows to keep their wits
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about them and their eyes skinned.
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We shall profit another day
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in a much greater affair than mafeking.
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That, of course, is preparing for the war
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against those other peoples who might contest British domination,
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not the indigenous peoples,
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but the other powers in Africa.
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So, be prepared, B.P., the same thing,
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the same initials.
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Anybody here a scout?
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I had to memorize that stuff.