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Batavia Social Life Amid Night Lights and Concert Huts
The passage describes Batavia social life with Dutch clubs hosting concerts and parties. Residents walk or drive in late afternoons, women wear native plant sprigs, and elaborate meals with rice as a staple are common. At night Batavia appears as a fairy land lit by open Dutch houses and scented by tropical plants while music flows from multiple venues.
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