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... charm on a moonless night . Then the Korala Mahatmaya gave out that he was very ill , and that my father was treating him . And for three days my father lived in the house , preparing the charm . On the fourth day the Korala Mahatmaya ...
... charm on a moonless night . Then the Korala Mahatmaya gave out that he was very ill , and that my father was treating him . And for three days my father lived in the house , preparing the charm . On the fourth day the Korala Mahatmaya ...
Page 46
... charms and medicines as your father . ' ' Yes , he knew many things which other vederalas know nothing of . He had a charm by which devils are charmed to become the servants of the charmer . He learnt it from a man of Sinhala , 1 who ...
... charms and medicines as your father . ' ' Yes , he knew many things which other vederalas know nothing of . He had a charm by which devils are charmed to become the servants of the charmer . He learnt it from a man of Sinhala , 1 who ...
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... charms . You have not told why the one - eyed man is angry , but the holy man knows because of his holiness and wisdom ... charm he said to the devil : " Unless she be given to me , do not leave him . " ' A cry broke from Hinnihami ; she ...
... charms . You have not told why the one - eyed man is angry , but the holy man knows because of his holiness and wisdom ... charm he said to the devil : " Unless she be given to me , do not leave him . " ' A cry broke from Hinnihami ; she ...
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aiya Aiyo Arachchi asked Babehami Babun became Beddagama began better bring brother brought called carrying charm chena child clear cloth comes compound court crop daughter dead deer devil died evil eyes face father fear felt Fernando followed fool girl give given Hamadoru hand hang head headman hear heard Hinnihami hunter interpreter judge jungle Kamburupitiya Karlinahami kill knew Korala laughed leave listen live looked Mahatmaya mind months morning Mudalali never night once passed path perhaps prison Punchi Menika Punchirala rain returned rice road round seemed seen side silence Silindu Sinhalese slowly speak stand stood story strange talk tell temple thing thought told took track trees trouble true turned understand vederala village voice walked watched wife wild wind woman women