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1 At the entrance to Spencer's Gulf lies an island , on which a fortuitous little colony had established itself.
2 Near the island of Mindanao lies an island called Joló, not very large, but thickly populated with natives, all Mahometans.
3 At the entrance, lies an island , on each side of which is a passage; that on the east side is much the widest.
4 In the middle of the southern reaches of Lake Michigan lies an island that doesn't appear on any charts, maps, or satellite images.
5 When he had heard this oracle, Anchises said, In the middle of the sea lies an island called Crete, which is sacred to Jupiter.
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