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Show NILE FISH FISI-I FISI I - PUTUP PUT PUTUP UP REAL FIGHTFine FIG FIGHT FIGHTFine fIT Fine Sport Afforded Anglers Anglersin in African River . A new sport Bport has bas risen In Afrlcimore Afrlc'1 Afrlc1 Afrlc't Afrlct Afrlc'1more Afrlc'tmore ' ' more thrllllne thrilling tbrl1lin than thnn the killing ItmlD ofdinsorous of ofd1.ngerous ofdangerous d1.ngerous d1ngerous dangerous . wilil wild beasts beastsIt beastsIt beastsit I It Is the pursuit of the huge , sa say sayage savage age and Incredibly swift llsli fish < ; h foun/l foun l found founlIn foundin foundIn / In the rite sreat great reat rh rhers rivers ers hundreds of mllc miles milesfrom rollcsfrom , : ; from the sea ' ' Sport Sportfcmen Sportsmen men who have sliln shin sliin 1I0ns lions 1I0nsthe lionsthe lionsthe the dreaded c'1pe c1pe cape c ' pe biifr'ilocs biifrilocs burr'lloe burrlloe buttiloes ' ' > , , eleph'lnt1 elephlnt1 elephints elephintsand elephinthand ' > and rhinoceroses say that the ( he ba bag bagging bagging glng ging of these beasts docs does not cornpire com tom comp'lre tompare p'lre plre pare ' with the excitement e " < cltement of lghtin fishtlnsn fj htln a KiKintle gigantic bl 'lnt1c lnt1c ' fish In the the-e the e these " - e wild \ lId rhers rivers rh riversThe ers . . 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' strom stronE stronEhooks stronahooks : hoohe hooks ; . . 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