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the entire colony of Roanoke--
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all 117 men, women and children--
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died inexplicably.
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It became known as the Ghost Colony
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because the spirits remained.
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They haunted the native tribes living in the surrounding area.
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Killing indiscriminately.
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The elder knew he had to act.
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He cast a banishment curse.
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First, he collected the personal belongings
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of all the dead colonists.
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Then they burned them.