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Monterey.. is decidedly the pleasantest and most civilized-looking place in California.. [it] is also a great place for cock-fighting, gambling of all sorts, fandangos, and various kinds of amusements and knavery. -Richard Henry Dama, "Two Years Before the Mast", 1840
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