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329 penciled at top of page - also 33 times. One line constitutes a verse by being repeated four times. The seven verses, or lines, thus repeated are as follows. vir. 1. "Hi yo wa ya ka ni." 2. "Hi te hu yu ya ka ni." 3. "Hi wa ta ki ya ka ni." 4. "Hi hi wa sa si ya ka ni." 5. "Hi a ni tsu si ya ka ni." 6. "Hi yo wa hi ye yo ya ka ni." 7. "Hi a ni he ho ya ka ni." After singing each verse, this singer rattled his goard, and struck the note i as before. On concluding the hymn, as he began to descend, he again struck the note i, which he continued, without drawing his breath, till he came down, entered the council house, and walked round the fire to the spot where he was dressed. He then stood erect, and spoke loudly, ""I am heard." To which all the assembly responded, wâwh (sounded long) This is a note of joy. Then his waiter arose, went to him, took off his white dress, and put it in its appropriate place, and the singer took his seat. On the first day this hymn was sung three times, that is, a little after sunrise, at noon, and about sunset. From the time the basket was put in the pot, by the priest's right hand man, the seven counsellors kept near the fire, and some of them were constantly watching the pot day and night. About noon, on this first day, the seven who cleansed & whipped the houses, having distributed the