Kua tino kaha rawa te hau, e ua ana te ua, tuku pū te pōuri ki te moana, karamu ana te uira, papā ana te whatitiri, mā tonu te moana i te ngaru ānō he kareko (TWMNT 1/12/1874:303). / The wind had become extremely strong, the rain was falling, intense darkness settled on the ocean, the lightning flashed, the thunder rumbled, and the sea was quite white with waves as if it was calico.

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