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to Sakhabama, then Kohima; Delahing's death blamed on a godling |
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29th. Double marched to Sakhabama, 20 miles where I learned that Delahing had died the night before shortly after passing Cheswezumi, without recovering consciousness. |
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30th. To Kohima. I am told that occurrences similar to the case of Delahing have happened at that spot before. They are ascribed to a deota (godling) which appears to be in the nature of a poltergeist of some particularly potent description. One of the Zogazuma gaonburas was killed by it. It threw him about and wrestled with him and he was unable to see it. He died the day after, I think. |
