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of heart to take it; that he flattered himself secure in 
having a favourable medicine, (bed); that if he flattered 
in an auspicious sikidy; that if he flattered being con¬ 
fident in some ody mahery, that can overcome the tangena, 
and destroy it, though he had actually the means of sor¬ 
cery with which he killed people. Now, though he flatters 
himself secure while confiding in these, suffer not thyself, 
O Tangena, to be conquered by them, for thou art god: 
therefore, if he is a sorcerer, kill him quickly ; kill him 
immediately, let him die forthwith, kill him without delay; 
burst him, and tear his flesh, and tear his arms into pieces; 
break his heart, burst his bowels. Oh, kill him instantly, 
kill him in a moment; for do not weary the sovereign and 
the people, neither keep them in suspense; for if he is 
guilty of sorcery, destroy him with thy fatal power. 
“ Hear, hear, hear, and hearken well, O thou Raimana- 
mango. He is not one in imagination, nor yonder in the 
field, nor out of town, nor out of sight, nor separated by 
a partition; but behold him, yea, his very self, sitting 
opposite thee. Now, if thou findest that he has not the 
root, nor the trunk, nor the branch, nor the leaves of 
sorcery; and if he has not fetched it from persons, nor 
received any from persons; and if his heart was not 
pleased to do it, neither his mouth consented to it; and, 
again, if any have maliciously made the ody mahery, or 
any thing to injure him, or accuse him falsely, though he 
be not guilty of sorcery—thou art god, and will not allow 
any of the kind to overcome thee, and prevent thee to 
decide justly. Therefore, if he be innocent, let him live 
quickly; let him live immediately, let him live forthwith; 
preserve his life ; move about quickly within him, both 
upwards and downwards ; preserve his heart without 
delay; let him greatly rejoice, let him dance and run 
