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The Empire of the EastMontgomery, Helen Barrett

The Empire of the East

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The Empire of the East

Montgomery, Helen Barrett

Japan -- Civilization; Japan -- History

Page 202--Zumoto amended to Kumoto--"Mr. Kumoto, editor
    of the _Japan Times_, ..."

    Page 245--whisperered amended to whispered--"... and
    with bowed head whispered her morning prayer."

Illustrations have been moved where necessary so that they are not in
the middle of a paragraph. The frontispiece illustration has been
moved to follow the title page.

End of Project Gutenberg's The Empire of the East, by H. B. Montgomery

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