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Their language was entirely new to me, and their names and words sounded like the chirping of birds; yet, by the help of signs and gestures, and my own observation, I was able in a few weeks to understand their tongue, and converse with their ministers, who frequently solicited me to describe the customs and manners of our species, which they called 'giants.' I observed, with some concern, that they had a very exact and speculative knowledge of policical matters, and were a people of great subtilty and artifice.