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... earth and exclude the light of sun and sky . But the reader , whatever his opinions , will find great pleasure and profit in Mr. Frazer's remarkable studies , and in those of Mannhardt , which were unknown to myself when I wrote Custom ...
... earth and exclude the light of sun and sky . But the reader , whatever his opinions , will find great pleasure and profit in Mr. Frazer's remarkable studies , and in those of Mannhardt , which were unknown to myself when I wrote Custom ...
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... earth will open , and water will cover the globe . The old men point spears at the boy's eyes , saying : ' If you teli this to any woman you will die , you will see the ground broken up and like the sea ; if you tell this to any woman ...
... earth will open , and water will cover the globe . The old men point spears at the boy's eyes , saying : ' If you teli this to any woman you will die , you will see the ground broken up and like the sea ; if you tell this to any woman ...
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... earth crumbled away , and it was all water , and the Kurnai were drowned . ' 6 In consequence of all this mummery the Aus- tralian women attach great sacredness to the very name of the turndun . They are much less instructed in their ...
... earth crumbled away , and it was all water , and the Kurnai were drowned . ' 6 In consequence of all this mummery the Aus- tralian women attach great sacredness to the very name of the turndun . They are much less instructed in their ...
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... Earth , Papa , were the father and mother of all things . " In these days the Heaven lay upon the Earth , and all was darkness . They had never been separated . " Heaven and Earth had children , who grew up and lived in this thick night ...
... Earth , Papa , were the father and mother of all things . " In these days the Heaven lay upon the Earth , and all was darkness . They had never been separated . " Heaven and Earth had children , who grew up and lived in this thick night ...
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... Earth , Rangi and Papa . Then he pushed hard with his head and feet . Then wailed Heaven and exclaimed Earth , " Wherefore this murder ? Why this great sin ? Why destroy us ? Why separate us ? " But Tane pushed and pushed : Rangi was ...
... Earth , Rangi and Papa . Then he pushed hard with his head and feet . Then wailed Heaven and exclaimed Earth , " Wherefore this murder ? Why this great sin ? Why destroy us ? Why separate us ? " But Tane pushed and pushed : Rangi was ...
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