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“And if I had to—even knowing what would become of Ivu’ivu and all its people—I would probably do so again.

Well, that’s not wholly true: I /would/ do so again. I would not even have to consider it for a moment.”

“‘…if you eat the opa’ivu’eke, the gods are happy.’
‘What do you mean?’
‘They will let you… […] They will let you live forever. Like they promised.’”

This is some of the most stunning prose I’ve ever read