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"At night, the Indios stare westward.
Kanlunuran, they say, very simply, when we ask what they are looking at. It is the place where the sun goes to die. To drown itself, nightly.
Why? For so long, we could not understand.
It is likely they are maddened with savagery. On occasion, however, one is tempted to view their shared eye-looks as an understanding. A common secret.
See, they almost smile when they say it—
To give way to the moon."
- The West Philippine Sea (Kanlurang Dagat ng Pilipinas), according to Miguel López de Legazpi
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