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z/the rain, the God of thunder, the Mother of lightning, the earthly Snow-spirit ( l ), and the Ruler 

 ,/Of the abundantly-descending clouds; to Luli-kah and Luh-ting; to all the Angels and Star- 

 z/princes; to the Messengers of the ruling days ( 2 ); to the Judges charged with the affairs; 

 z/to the eight Genii, the chiefs of the Taoists; to the Sprites of all the caverns; to the Gods 

 tand Budhas who swerve through the Voidj to the Spirits of the rivers and mountains, of 

 z/the land and the grain, of the earth and the ground. 



z/We pray all these Gods to descend on this altar. 



w As we are assembled this night to pledge, by an oath, fraternity with all the brethern , 

 //so help us that we all may be enlightened, so that we may get the desire to obey Heaven 

 z/and act righteously. 



z/We pray, again, the golden Budha, and the porcelain Budha in feminine shape from 

 z/the camp SMh-khi, in the village Shui-JcM, in the district Thai-pMng , of the prefecture Thai- 

 „ p/ring, in the province of Kan-m; the deities of our native place and the God of wealth of 

 z/our own place. 



ff We pray, also, the founder Clm-hung-ying and the foundress, lady CJioh; the ancestors Hung-Jchi- 

 nsJiing and lady Kin; the hereditary prince Chu-Jmng-eJmh ; the president Wan-yun-lung ; the mas- 





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