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Pride of place Parents name children after ancient lands

Every summer when Tony Paul was a child in Kwajalein, an atoll in the Pacific nation of the Marshall Islands, his parents sent him and his siblings to spend time with their uncle on a remote chain of islands their ancestors once called home.

During the day, they darted across shrub-covered dunes and waded through turquoise waters. During the evening, they spearfished in

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