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A solemn letter from Mageta Island

A boat arrives at Mageta Island. The uninhabited island is on the far left. [File, Standard]

Last year I promised you I would return to the Lake region. My destination this time was Mageta Island on Lake Victoria.

This island, small as it is, holds a special place in my family, just like the jungles of south East Asia and specifically Burma - now Myanmar.

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