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Turn over, If he wants anything he must make
the Old Men understand by signs with his eyes
and his hands, he makes a sign and the Old Men
must guess what he wants = he must not speak
The Men will gather up at the Camp and have
a sort of "cowbery" every now and then, A man will
come up stagering about, throwing his hands up
and after a bit throw himself down as if he
was dead and the Old Men will say "What is
the matter with this fellow, he has been doing some
wrong and the Spirit has killed him," The
Boy is supported out of the camp by an Old
Man on each side of him = then another will
come up and go through the same performance
but he will fall cross ways on the first Darkie
then another cross ways on him = my informant
said he had seen a "pile of them three feet
high = throwing their arms and legs about he
said it looked "very funny" Another day
they would howl like native dogs = another
day make a noise like crows = another day
like Laughing Jackasses and so on through
all sorts of Birds and Beasts = but they have
no idea wht it is done for - only "Blackfella
always like of that" When the Boy has got so
weak from being starved (he can only be fed
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