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"Whether a man is simply too liberal
or just liberally too simple,
in both cases he will often be lied too"
cast Ifa for the Agba drum, on the day
that he thought he would be in trouble.
They instructed him to sacrifice, in order
not to be punished undeservedly, not to
walk straight into the trap of trouble.
What was he to sacrifice? They said
Agba drum to offer ten eggs, shea-butter,
thunderstones, 44.000 cowries, and ewe.
Grind oriji leaf and olusesaju with black pepper,
and make a soup of it with an egg, slowly slither
a thunderstone into the boiling broth and let cool,
the broth to be eaten first thing in the morning,
this being good medicine!
Agba drum refused to sacrifice, and since then
he is beaten all the time, soundly!



"When an unashamed young boy
meets an old Awo, he beats him;
on meeting an ancient herbal doctor
he punishes the Elder heavily;
whenever he sees an old Muslim priest
kneeling down on the floor in prayer,
he will beat him unconscious"
where the ones who cast for "Disobedient",
who said that nobody could teach him a thing.
"Why's that? Don't you know then
that a child that hits an old,
praying Muslim priest, will soon face
his own premature death?
For maggots die quickly, their life
being over in just a short while,
very quickly indeed."



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