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I studied the book Encounters from Africa for my high school literature studies, and one story has remained in my mind.

Tekayo was an old man who spent time taking care of his cows. One sunny afternoon, as he prepares to take his cows to the river, an eagle flies over his head with a large piece of meat tightly clutched in its claws.

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