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Unjust Exile

But you crossed over only yesterday...
We were comrades in arms, but only a short time ago you became my enemies...

... without considering that I might have died at Waerenga-a-Hika,
... without considering I was putting my life on the line fighting for you against the Hau-Hau at Waerenga.
 
You told me I would be fairly judged...
You accused me of spying, without any proof, but it was just an excuse to get rid of me because your wives wanted to sleep with me...

...but you seized me and took me to Wharekāuri.
...so you exiled me in the Chatham Islands.

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