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Vasco da Gama - Part 4: Trials and triumphs in trade
In the late spring of 1498, the fleet reached the southwestern edge of the great Indian Ocean. Here lay a coastline of dense avenues of trade and a city where ships found anchorage. On May twentieth, the squadron arrived in a harbor threaded with spices, a place where black pepper lined the stalls and merchants negotiated in many tongues. The approach was a sensory rush after weeks of monotony.
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