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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 9743745, member: 2844&quot;]I did, but it isn&#039;t widely known.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=";)" unselectable="on" /></p><p>The Dutch had to fund their war of independence against the Spanish, and the East India trade was the best way to do that.</p><p>Contact with the cultures of the East Indies also influenced Dutch culture and arts to a considerable extent.</p><p><br /></p><p>Unfortunately some things got out of hand, as they always do, but that&#039;s people for you. It is the reason why Dutch opinions and feelings are currently mixed on the subject. I&#039;m sure they&#039;ll work it out.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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