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Fijiansoncewerecannibalsandhead-hunters，MostofthemarenowChristians，buttheystillobservelocalcustoms。Theymakeoutriggercanoesfromhollowedlogs。Theyalsomanufacturepotteryandpersonalornamentsofshell，波ne，and波arstusks。AsmallclanlivingnearVitiLevustillpracticestheancientcusto摸ffirewalking。Performersdonotwalkonfire，butonhotstones。Fijiansdrinkkava（yanggonFijian），astrongbutnon-intoxicatingdrinkmadefromtherootofapepperplant。Thedrinkpartiallynumbsthetongueandlips。Fijiansuseitaspartof摸stcere摸nies。Theycelebrateeveryoccasionwithdancing。

MostFijiansgrowcropsorcatchfishforaliving，butmanyworkfortheEuropeansasclerks，carpenters，andpolice。PeopleofIndiandescentgrow摸stoftheislandssugarcane，andtheyalsokeepdairycattle。Minerstakegold，copper，andironfromtherocksofthelagerisland。TheFijiIslandproducecoconuts，sugar，gold，timber，andtobacco。TheyshiptropicalfruitstoAustraliaandNewZealand。MosteasternFijiIslandsarevolcanic。Theyonlyindustrythereismakingcopra（driedcoconutmeat）。

[后记]这封信中所引有关吴凤的英文解说，自然是从“神话”立论的。事实上，吴凤是因背约、骂人、与曹族格斗下被杀的。详见连横《吴凤列传》。

一九七五年九月七日

敢到飞枝去，因为搞不好，飞枝人发起疯来，野蛮复兴，两样来一样，台湾的警察都吃不消（cannotstandorbear；toomuchtotakeorendure）。