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ENROUTE TO HIS HOMELAND AFTER 27 DAYS IN CHINA, THE SULU CHIEF FELL ILL AND DIED IN DEZHOU, SHANDONG PROVINCE. BURIED IN DEZHOU, TWO OF HIS SONS STAYED BEHIND TO HONOR AND GUARD THEIR FATHER\u2019S TOMB. 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