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animals, then you must call upon Rajah Shua and Seregendah 

 and myself to come to your aid, and we will help you." 



And then for the first time did the new ceremonies come 

 into force, and, aided by the higher powers, mankind were able 

 to obtain much better crops than they had done before. And 

 this is why no Dyak dares to plant paddy without first making 

 invocations and offerings to Pulang-Gana, Rajah Shua and 

 Seregendah and also burying some small gift in the earth for 

 the use of the land that year. 



B, A. Soc, No. 45, 1905. 



