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warriors upair to a steam of [unclear], and plunge themselves seven times, in times with their heads to the east and [unclear] times with their heads to the west. This being done all pair to their homes, and associate with their wives & friends as usual, being purified from the difilement of war. But such as how been wounded must sometimes sever years at the council house in a state of seporation. Though they might dame with others, yet they must always [unclear] a certain kind of staff by whip. They might be known, and would not associate with their wives, suppose the went to war & killed more of their enemies, it was supposed this diamond will kill them unless they offered a sacrifice, they therefore all turned out to hunt, & thus wounded a deer's tongue for a sacrifice. None must touch the flesh of the deer till the sacrifice was offered.