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all share its meat. So bring one good male goat."
The sons welcomed the proposal as they were eager to see him off. They brought the goat. Seduk said: "good! Now bring some barley grains. We should. make the goat eat wet grains of barley which will be sanctified by the We shall then sacrifice the goat."
mantras.
The sons purchased the grains of barley and gave them to his father. Seduk daily applied the pus of his body to some grains of Barley and fed the goat with the same. The result was that the goat also suffered from Lucoderma. The sons could not know the plan of their father..
Seduck was pleased with his success. He now ordered to kill the goat. It was done and each member of the family was given a due share to eat. Then he silently went his way on pilgrimage. He entered one very dense and terrible forest. In