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Etext prepared by John Bickers, jbickers@ihug.co.nz Dagny, dagnyj@hotmail.com and Emma Dudding, emma_302@hotmail.com Etext prepared by John Bickers, jbickers@ihug.co.nz Emma Dudding, emma_302@hotmail.com and Dagny, dagnyj@hotmail.com BENITA AN AFRICAN ROMANCE by H. RIDER HAGGARD NOTES It may interest readers of this story to know that its author believes it to have a certain foundation in fact. It