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Who hold the frontiers, the districts and the reaches. 

 Having interviewed the Seven Miracle- Workers, 

 Now I shall take a short cut across the point and cross the river 

 reach ; 



If it be far, I will make it near, 



If the way be tortuous, I will go direct, 



To address the hundred thousand and the thousand and forty 



jin in their lair on Earth. 

 The physician (To* Bomor Mindok) is not going to ofier prayer 



to the village spirits. 

 Nor is the physician going to ofier up a sacrificial feast, 

 Nor is he paying tribute, 



The physician (To' Mindok) seeks (blessings) upon . . . (the 



fiick man). 

 Restore him fully to his previous health, 

 Restore him to his former self, 

 Sang Gana (Ganesha)^ king of the village, 

 Taga Gana, warrior of the orchard, 

 Langjima the Sage who encircles the village, 

 Luk'lik in the village, 

 Daeng (the Haniu Raja) m the village, 



Awang the length of a stride ; of the free swinging arm, the bald 



temples ; the curly hair ; 

 With red eyes, teeth tipped with white, broad breast and 



discoloured hands and feet ! 

 Ye seven gnomes of the village [ 

 Approach not this sick man. 



Now I address Mamuk, the Black Spirit of the thunderbolt. 



And the Yellow Jin of Ranjuna's bow, 



The western lightning of the New Year, 



Do not sit chuckling and laughing at . . . (the sick man). 



Now I address the four Sultana, 



Sultan Ahmad, Sultan Ajimat, 



Sultan Ponggok, king of the village, 



And the Raja Muda of the village ; 



The Phantom of the village. 



The Young Bachelor of the Orchard ; 



The Seven Princesses of the Tillage, 



With black wings of misfortune, 



At the four corners of the village. 



Do not sit chuckling and laughing at , . . (the sick man). 



Now I address the seven children of the Dewas, the head of the 

 village ; the live coals of fire ; the security for death ; the 

 one who passes through fire ; the scraping drift-net ; the 

 render of the shroud ; the yawning grave. 



Also Irun Dana the well of blood. 



Ye children of Jins on the lofty fort ! 



Awang with the red moustache, 



