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In the times of war magic was performed with a chicken egg. The Neang-bas hold an egg in their hands, make a small hole into the top, warm the egg over a fire and watch for the direction into which the egg white flows out. That indicates the outcome so that they say "maybe enemies be blind and deaf". (notebook 6 p. 91). Chinyang insisted firmly that they knew no other black magic like the Aos, but that the people of Chi and Mon know something about such matters. However I sensed that Chinyang knew more than he was saying. |
