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by Micha F. Lindemans

The Fijian shark-god. He is the scourge of the fishermen, eating their fish as well as the men who fall overboard. However, ever the powerful shark-god one day met his match, the giant octopus, guardian of the reef. After a long battle, the octopus won and the Dakuwanga had to promise never to attack the men of the Kandavu (one of the major Fijian islands) again.