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Chapter XVIII The Power of Words in Magic—Some Linguistic Data

the trend of our argument at division XII.

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The following text is the wayugo spell, obtained from Layseta, the headman of Kopila, one of the sub-villages of Sinaketa. The commentary was obtained from himself, and from another informant, Motago’i, a man of exceptional intelligence, and a very straightforward and a reliable informant. This spell has been given

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