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The sacred tree spreading islands across the ocean, Kiribati folktale scene.

The Sacred Tree Kai n Tiku Aba

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November 6, 2025
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In the time before the world was divided by sea and land, there existed only a vast, endless space where light and water intertwined. From this eternal stillness emerged Na Atibu, the first divine being, whose body became the foundation of creation. Out of his chest rose a magnificent tree, tall and luminous, called Kai n Tiku Aba, the Tree

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