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It doesn't look like this phrase is very popular! The search could not find any examples on the internet.	breasted woodpecker,� known to French traders as La Pointe for�... Eventually they settled on an island they called Moningwunakauning or �home of the golden After that, they settled on an island called Trikuta off the coast of Yucat�n and Veracruz. Later, some violent natural catastrophe caused Trikuta to sink below the�... They settled on an island in Lake Texcoco where they founded their city on the northern part � the other Mexica group, the Tenochca, founded their city�... Due to concerns for the upcoming summer hurricane season, the colonists were forced to stop their journey earlier than planned, and they settled on an island�...

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breasted woodpecker,� known to French traders as La Pointe for�...
Eventually they settled on an island they called Moningwunakauning or �home of the golden
After that, they settled on an island called Trikuta off the coast of Yucat�n and Veracruz. Later, some violent natural catastrophe caused Trikuta to sink below the�...
They settled on an island in Lake Texcoco where they founded their city on the northern part � the other Mexica group, the Tenochca, founded their city�...
Due to concerns for the upcoming summer hurricane season, the colonists were forced to stop their journey earlier than planned, and they settled on an island�...