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member of the opposing clan with divining sticlv (a small club-like stick) 

 in hand goes over to the other's game ground, so to spealv; and, after mak- 

 ing six false motions with his stick while he argues and jokes with his 

 opponents to see if lie can decide from tlieir actions where the valuable, 

 pebble is, he strikes the hole or spot, in case a mound or ridge of earth 

 is used, with vigorous force in which he has decided the stone is. Then 

 there is a lull, a death silence, while he removes the leaves or earth, etc., 

 to see if he has won. If the pebble is not in that place of deposit the 

 players who occupy that ground have won the tally and immediately 

 begin the song of triumph. 



Yah e yi, 



Yah e yi, 



Ain-nee ah, 



Ain-nee ah. 



Hay hay ah ha.v ah ah ah a. 



The player with the mystic stick goes back to his clan, and the hold- 

 ers of the pebble hide it again. Then another one from the opposing 

 side tries his luck in finding it; but usually with no better success. In 

 this way the game continues for hours. At last a member of the losing 

 side locates the mystic stone, and, amid tlie shouts and song of triumph 

 of his clan, he takes it to his side of the great ellipse. The other side then 

 begins to guess. This sort of performance is kept up till one side receives 

 the number of tallies previously decided upon to constitute a game. That 



side consequently wins the game and sweeps in the stakes. 

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Rules for Playing the Game. 



1. If in the preliminary or false motion movement the pebble is un- 

 covered, it counts one tally for the side which has the pebble, that is, for 

 the side which has buried it. 



2. If the pebble is located at the linal stroke, not the preliminary 

 strokes, of the mystic stick, it counts one tally for the side which has the 

 stick, and that side takes the pebble to its own game tield. The other 

 side then begins to guess. 



o. If the pebble is not located in the final stroke, nor the preliminary 

 strokes of the mystic stick, it counts one tally for the side which has hid 

 it. And that side retains it and hides it asrahi. 



