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 And now, if the she-goat should urinate, the Ajwaka is once more consulted,
and this time he advises them to kill another goat like the first one; but instead
of being reddish, he suggests that it be blackish, with a white spot in front.
This will indeed rejoice the spirits of the ancestors. Then the same elder, holding
the goat by the rope, pronounces in an audible voice, and in the presence of all
the people, the ritual prayer:
 Wuyee cam ma wamiowu tin.
 Accept the food we present you to-day.
 Cam mewu dong en.
 Then here is your food.
 Walworowu pingo wun loditowa.
 We honour you because you are our ancestors.
 Now in the event of the omen being good, the goat or the she-goat is handed
over to another elder so that he may bring it to the house of its owner (the won
abila) and it is kept for the sacrifice.
 It must be noted that the goat is not placed in a hut, or together with the
cattle; as it has been chosen for the sacrifice it has already become a sacred thing.
For this reason it must not be contaminated by what is not sacred. It is kept m
the same house as the owner of the Abila because, as the natives explained,
that goat must be the scape-goat, for all the offences of the villagers, represented
in the person of the won abila.
 Thus staying in the house, the goat takes upon itself the sins of all. The
ancestors will then be placated, and will willingly accept the food offered, and
also will there be a general purification on the villagers. So ends the second day.
 The following morning the Ajwaka comes to assist but on condition that he
has received an invitation. The tethered victim is untied and is made to go around
the temple three times again, one of the elders leading it. Afterwards it is offered
by this elder, who says:
 Nyoki, tin dong en.
 Here is your goat, to-day.
 Tin dong wumat remo.
 To-day, drink ye its blood.
 Gemo ma binoni owok ki cen.
 If evils come, let them be far removed.
 Kom dano obed ma yot.
 Let the body of the people be healthy.
 All the natives armed with spears approach the victim and then they spit
upon it for the second time, in the hope of drawing down a blessing. This done,
the victim is slaughtered, and its head split open; it is then skinned and quarter-
ed, The bowels are attentively scrutinised and if they are not in an abnormal