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			Hi Bill, 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	I'm pretty sure that the Japanese were Buddhist and Shinto, not Hindu, although I'm not sure how that worked out in their system of ranking people. Otherwise, the Gilbert Islands are known today as the Republic of Kiribati, of which (I believe) Tarawa is the largest island. F  | 
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 You are absolutely right -- Buddhist. My mistake, still problems with animals.  | 
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