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Captain Cook Seizes King at Kavaroah Amid Rising Tension
Captain Cook leads a marine party toward Kavaroah to seize the king in the capital as Indians arm themselves with spears and mats. The king’s wife and chiefs block the king from boarding, a stone is hurled, and Captain Cook fires a small shot in the escalating confrontation. The scene shifts toward a potential bloodshed without immediate capture.
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