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Larmer is one of the many deserters and escaped criminals who find refuge in the Pacific Islands and are collectively known as 'beachcombers'. He has a reputation for violence and when the trader, Challoner, refuses to sell him an old Spanish brass cannon he has found Larcom vows he will have it. When his efforts to take the cannon result in the death of Challoner's native wife, Challoner exacts a gruesome revenge.
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