By Santy Asanuma —-
Fixing the floor is the literal translation of meruul ra ulaol. This expression is used in referring to a marriage between two people who by cultural norms should not be allowed to wed because of their blood relations or membership to the same lineage (telungalek) or clan (kebliil). But as human experience in this case has shown throughout Palauan history up to this day this kind of combination seems to defy all efforts to stop it. As a matter of fact, those who want to separate this unholy union do admit that the attraction between these people is comparable to the timeless love between Romeo and Juliet that not even death can split them apart.
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