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of_o the_o person_n of_o the_o chiness_n of_o their_o nature_n wit_n and_o inclination_n the_o people_n of_o china_n be_v white_z like_v we_o in_o europe_n although_o in_o the_o province_n of_o cantone_n lie_v something_o within_o the_o tropic_a they_o be_v of_o something_o a_o brown_a colour_n and_o particular_o in_o the_o island_n that_o lie_v near_o the_o main_a land_n and_o because_o those_o which_o come_v hither_o be_v only_o such_o as_o be_v borderer_n upon_o macao_n the_o centre_n of_o those_o island_n some_o have_v be_v persuade_v that_o there_o be_v not_o in_o all_o that_o kingdom_n any_o people_n very_o white_a but_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o except_v the_o confine_n of_o cantone_n where_o they_o be_v something_o brown_a the_o rest_n be_v all_o white_a not_o unlike_a to_o the_o whiteness_n of_o the_o people_n of_o europe_n and_o by_o how_o much_o the_o more_o northward_o one_o go_v by_o so_o much_o the_o more_o as_o be_v usual_o see_v be_v the_o whiteness_n the_o great_a 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