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point, I therefore come back to get my olo lunju, which was 
so many times of good service to me, then we shall see whe¬ 
ther 1 shall not be able to get the better of that damned 
liukang, and whether the 4 totok’ (point) of my Umiu 
shall not penetrate his strong breast ” When he had 
taken the lunju from the wall he stretched himself again 
on his bed, laying the weapon near him and shut his eyes 
never to open them any more. A little while afterwards the 
lunju was elevated from the ground and struck with its point 
the wall close to the corpse, a sign that the combat between 
the lomogong and the Kukang had commenced \ this mo¬ 
tion of the lunju was reiterated several times, and when 
finally all had become quiet again and the weapon was drawn 
out from the wall, its point was red with blood. Thus the 
lomogong had gained the victory and safely reached the 
longed for leivu liau, the Elysian fields. Nobody however 
supposed that the Kukang died from his wounds, and that 
the path to the regions of rest was now open to every one, 
and treed from its former difficulties and dangers. Far from 
it, the Kukang speedily recovers from his wounds, and 
stands again on the dreaded spot, more jealous and enraged 
than ever, ° 
