ocr: began to see that whoever had named the islands probably had made a bit ofan evening of it after all. The reason that Round Island has remained a refuge for unique species of: skinks, geckos, boas, palm trees, and even grasses that died out long ago on Mauritius is not simply that it is hard for man to get on - to the island, but that it has proved completely impossible for rats to get ashore.
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