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according to others) and the goddess Kele, who came from Pulotu and created the mythical land of
Tongamamaʻo for their children to dwell in. They had a son Toiukamea "Hidden Iron" and a daughter Māʻimoaʻalōngona "Royal Game of Hearing" who married each other and had children. This pair seems to be a
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empire in Fiji, after which the victors could divide the spoils. Or theoretically they could have been
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