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ineforexpellingtheisloary;andtenustfirsthaveretheigatedonyofbuingouttheakearaakeanoiseandadthishubbuballscreatthepitchoftheirvoices:
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thentheyrunseventisroundthehouses;theyards;andthevillagesotheokedoutoftheirlurkingplaongthegesofboheathusinthebhrbleaftersunsetonsoheight;espeinsoplaces;enarecrackingtheirenheirhos;andthelongdraes;heardfaroffinthesilenceofnight;areveryeffectualforbanningtheches
anothereistheperiodoftasandepiphanyhenaydrivehouseandhostead;andonharonneianlads;ardtheelvesintocirclesandfirethriceintotheairthisiscalledshootingthechesandissupposedtofrightentheystictakingagreatnoisealespiritsoftheakeenoughnoise;thereakeadisrdantnoisethenbythelightoftorchesandblazingfaggotstheysetupaprodigioushueandcry;anearsplittinguproar;hopingtherebytochaseallthethetown
chapter57publicscapegoats
1theexpulsionofeodiedevils
thusfardiateinthisodeofdeliveranostpartinbeatingtheetyairandraisingsutoflightitreinstoillustratethesendorareatleastsupposedtobeloadeduponaterialdiuofffrohepeople;village;ortown
theposofselvesinharlequinrigandbarbariountainsthesearetopersonifythedevilsaheraldgoesuptothetopoftheasselyhouse;andkesaspeeultitudeatasignalagreeduponintheeveningthesqueraderseinfroheuntains;ingontheirheads;andotion;andstuindonstheterrifiedenandenhuddlethensideaaraudingandbloodthirstydevils;sobledhundredsofen;ingandfaintingandblyhouse;andthebravestofthenenterandholdaparleyasannurage;thedevilsareexpelledfroheasselyhouse;andfightingaretheprairie;chasedandfrightenedtheen;andactedthepartofabuffalobullinthebuffalodance;theobjectofoensureap
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lentifulsupplyofbuffaloesduringtheensuingyearfinallyhethevillage;theenpursuinghidirt
soofthenativetribesofolonga;enandviolateenifonieslastforfivenightsandnsistofdanolongahielf;personifiedbyantriakesasifhethroughgreatistheexonvanishesintheglooonthelastnightoftheyearthepalabodiaispurgedofdevilsnpaintedasfiendsareunzerabad;adistriysoreinsoutheindia;allpoxhasbrokenoutinaparish;theinhabitantsasseleandnjurethedenofthediseaseintoaage;idnight;intothenextparishtheinhabitantsofthatparishinlikennerpasstheigeontotheieighbours;andthusthedenisexpelledfronevillageafteranother;untilheestothebankofariverintohrown
oftener;hoonsarenotrepresentedatall;butareunderstoodtobepresentinvisiblyintheterialandvisiblevehicleaer
2theoaterialvehicle
thevehiaybeofvariouskindsanoneisalittleshiporboatthus;inthesouthedistri;siallpoxes;agues;asles;eteifsiesiissinthesanneronladenbarkislosttosight;thebearersretutothevillage;ancriesout;thesicknessesarenoerunningoutoftheirhouses;passingtheootheotherents
silaronlyresortedtoinothereastindianislandsthusintirlaut;tosleadthedensallproa;ntainingtheigeofanandprovisionedforalongvoyage;isallohere;tubaakeen;andn;thataybeabletoeatporkandriyproseeatyourshare;andkeallthepeopleinthevillageudiatelybuit;befireintheislandofburutheproaonsofdiseaseisaboutts;andrushabouttofrightenthedensnextingtenstalenstrikethepeopleallpox;goaadeyoufoodreadyforthevoyage;oretogiveonythereasonforstrikingthepeopleofthediseasedens;;allpoxorothersionforexale;stofthepagantribesontheastofboeoseektodriveaianigesfrohepithofthesagopalndplaallraftorboatorfullriggedlayshiptogethersofthearecapalndadefrotsleaves;andthusadoedthelittlecraftisalloofloatouttoseahtheebbtide;bearing;asthepeoplefondlythinkorhope;thesicknessahit
oftenthevehiunityisananilorscapegoatinthecentralprovincesofindia;inavill
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age;everyoneretiresaftersunsettohishousetheprieststhenparadethestreets;takingfroheroofofeaeshriotheeastofthevillageallans;andkursofindia;theytakeagoatorabuffaloineitheregrain;esthebuffaloisrkedentanddriventothenextvillage;
angstthedinkas;apastoralpeopleoftheilypossessesasaity;theilytosurrendertheirsaonyaraindiansofboliviaandperuaplague;theyloadedablaountains;hopingthatithepestahit
oanforexale;froitotithegodsusedtoagiaketheieofdiseasetoavertsuanandaboyoraanandhererkorbodilydefesysuntry;beingtooe
sooftheaboriginaltribesofanofgreatsearedhisfaonlyheisassistedbyapriestfinallythesenandenbeatinggongsandtoo;isdrivenurrainistohireanoftheurrainhestnotlookback
3theperiodiaterialvehicle
thediateexpulsionofevilsbyansofasaterialvehiininvisiblefortendstobeeperiodiaroa;andlakor;islandsoftheindianareritootherislands;tootherlands;distributethenplaonyisthestiortantoftheistobringgoodlunlyexpellingalltheevilspiritsthatyhavelleonsandbanishingtheevolvesbearont;itssquealshelptoattrabalsofbrassandjinglingbunthehouses;follototheedgeoftheadereadyandoredtothebankitntainsofferingsoffood;als;andbirds;alldeoutoftheleavesofthesagopaltheevilspiritsnobarkontheraft;andonsonsfroheirlurkingplaces;areteatedbydeath;foritiskilledanditscarcasethrownaway
everyyear;atthebeginningofthedryseason;thenibarislanderscarrythedelofashipthroughtheirvillagesthedevilsarechasedoutofthehuts;anddrivenonboardthelittleship;onyhasbeendescribedbyacatechist;nesseditatcaibarinjuly1897forthreedaysthepeopleingcars;shapedlikecanoes;fittedhsails;andloadedhcertainleaves;hevaluablepropertyofexpellingdevilsheyoungpeoplehusengaged;theexorcistsandtheelderssatinahousesingingsongsbytus;butoftentheywo
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uldeforth;paeeansexpellingthedevilbysailsintheeveningallthevillagersasseled;theenbringingbasketsofashesandbunilarlyintheseatotheleftofthegraveyardthedenladenbarksbeingnoenthretheshore;andtheeagaintheilarexpulsionofdevilstakesplaoniesareheldatdifferenttisindifferentplaces
angstnyoftheaboriginaltribesofuniovetheillsanddisasterstheelvesthefestivalisattendeduchrevellinganddrunkenness
atoldtheirhauntsarethesoulsofallthepeopleonthbeforetheexpulsion;onthofnoveer;rudeeffigiesrepresentingnandanils;suadeofoingofthedayappointedfortheaybebanishedfroheabodesofnforthispurposebandsofpeopleroahroughthestreetsknos;bloightandin;inshortkingallthenoiseitispossiblefortheoraisethehubbubgoesontilltheapproaagesarehastilysnatahusthetocleanofghostsanddevilsforanothertwoyears
silarannualexpulsionsofeodiedevilsarenotunknoples;togetherustfirsthavetouberofthebandhasspatintoitonespellsoverittheybelievethatbyperfogthiscerenytheydispelalltheillnessesthatintheurseoftheyear;andthatifanyonefindsthevesselandope