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long since by the Happahs. The stench here was intolerable 
from the number of offerings which had been made, but, attract- 
ed by curiosity, I went to examine the canoes more minutely, and 
found the bodies of two of the Typees, whom we had killed in a 
bloated state lying in the bottom of that of the priest, and many 
other human carcasses, with the flesh still on them, lying about the 
canoe. The other canoes, they informed me, belonged to differ" 
ent warriors who had been killed, or died not long since. I asked 
them why they had placed their effigies in the canoes, and also 
why they put the bodies of the dead Typees in that of the priest,* 
they told me (as Wilson interpreted) that they were going to hea¬ 
ven, and that it was impossible to get there without canoes. The 
canoe of the priest being large, he was unable to manage it him¬ 
self, nor was it right that he should, he being now a god: they 
had, therefore, placed in it the bodies of the Happahs and Typees, 
which had been killed since his death, to paddle him to the place 
of his destination; but he had not been able yet to start, for the 
want of a full crew, as it would require ten to paddle her, and as 
yet they had only procured eight. They told me also that the 
taboo, laid in consequence of his death, would continue until 
he had started on his voyage, which he would not be able to do 
until they had killed two more of their enemies, and by this means 
complete his crew. I inquired if he took any sea stock with him: 
they told me he did, and pointing to some red hogs in an enclo¬ 
sure, they informed that they were intended for him, as well as a 
quantity of bread-fruit, cocoa-nuts, &c. which would be collected 
from the trees in the grove. I inquired if he had far to go; they 
replied, no: and pointing to a small square stone enclosure, in¬ 
formed me that was their heaven, that he was to go there; this place 
was tabooed, they told me, for every one except their priests. 
Gattanewa was present at the time this information was 
given me by some of the priest’s servants or underlings, who had 
the charge of the place, and resided in houses constructed for 
them in front of the grove. Some time previous to this I had 
been tabooed at my request by Gattanewa: this gave me the privi¬ 
lege of visiting and examining all their places of religious wor¬ 
ship, and I now took advantage of my right in going into the* 
grove among the gods, accompanied by the attendants on the 
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