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Show - 12* - you, my grandson. "I foresee that you might also gain his spiritual characteristics if you avoid drifting into kahuno. You must never become spiritually blind and unable to see the portents and signs by which the gods warn man of dangers that threaten him." "Your talk does me good, Grandmother Wetekia. You have helped me already. What I must do now," said Roa with determination, "is go to see and speak with the beautiful wahine. If I leave nox-j I will arrive at her village by daybreak." He looked diredtly into the beloved old. lady's eyes and asked, "Could you share my secret with me, my grandmother? If I am missed, say that I have gone fishing." A tenderness in her face made the lines of age vanish from her skin as she answered. "The dangers of such a journey are many." She laughed and added, "But they are well worth it. I remember well that a young heart beats rapidly x^ith life and love. If I were young again I would surely take the journey with you. Yes, I will share your secret with you for the time it takes to go and return. But if I feel trouble has befallen you, |