His Europhilia probably has limited appeal in a place whose residents, according to local legend, once hanged a shipwrecked monkey as a Napoleonic spy.

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There is a place in the southern sea called Flower Island where, legend has it, troubles melt away.

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Though her father is country legend Hank Williams, Junior, Holly's time spent with her dad mostly took place when he was off the road and away from the spotlight.

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