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On October 12th, a sailor called Rodrigo saw the early morning moon shining on
white sands, and cried out. . . . The first man to sight land was supposed to get a
pension of 10,000 Maravedis for life, but Rodrigo never got it. Columbus claimed
he had seen a light the evening before. He got the reward.
What
ten thousand Maravedis even
once might might
meant
But I have lived
have lain among my gently swaying bunkmates
a mango on a richly laden tree
have prayed for water and been given water
I know more than he
about men and the length of the sea
soaked it
through