The habit of building houses upon piles, which was first forced upon the people by the position they had chosen, was afterwards followed as a matter of taste, just as it is in Holland.
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The Cathedral, for instance, is really a very grand building when seen from a little distance, with its two high towers and its cupola behind.
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The Indian fig trees sent down from every branch suckers, like smooth strings, which rooted themselves in the ground to draw up more water.
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There was no romance about the mosquitos, however.
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