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Originally Posted by Amuk Murugul
Hullo AGAIN Gene! 
We have to stop meeting like this. People may begin to talk.  My head is spinning; I feel as if I'm playing 'musical chairs' .
Length of verse is secondary to content/context. These blades would generally have been blessed by a doekoen or imam, depending on belief.
Scrap political ideology.....indos were largely politically-ignorant at that stage. Most were uneducated/illiterate in the Occidental sense.
The indo movement for independence started about 1920, with the military defeats of Russia by Japan. The 'physical' side was about 1942-1945.
Declaration of independence was 1945.
It is DEFINITELY NOT WORTH COLLECTING! Send it to me immediately and I WILL dispose of it! I promise (touch wood)!
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LOL, thanks mate, I'll throw it in the trash immediately