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In 1629, Jeronimus Cornelisz, a literal sociopath, seized the opportunity of a mutiny and a shipwreck to create a tyrannical regime on a deserted island, resulting in the death of 124 men, women and children.

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In 1629, Jeronimus Cornelisz, a literal sociopath, seized the opportunity of a mutiny and a shipwreck to create a tyrannical regime on a deserted island, resulting in the death of 124 men, women and children.

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