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' 'How do I protect myself?' 'Integrity is a good shield. 'But the soil-will good vines grow thereT De Pr~ asked. ' He placed his hand on Nxumalo's arm and said, 'Until you've seen Zimbabwe, you live in darkness. The Dutch were honest Calvinists who took their religion seriously, and the drowsy rooms in Batavia contained many persons whose forefathers had died protecting their religion.