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Show - 19Q - were frozen stiff on the outside from the bitter sleet and. winds. At the moment when he had exerted his supreme effort of body, spirit and will, and he said to himself, "This is the end of me, I can go no farther." --at that moment he stepped through the cloud laver into brightness and glory he had never comprehended. Ra's rays warmed his soul and Rang!'s blue heaven smiled unon him. Only a short stretch of trail above him lay the summit ^eak of Te Maunga Nui Irihia, white glistening and pure. In Maori tradition, a direct olea was never made to the ^ods, but through karakia or incantations an individual might indirectly communicate with or influence them. Roa, now on ton of Mount Irihia, performed karakia and tanu ceremonies so sacred they cannot be written or sooken of. His spirit and body became united in oneness. His mind was enlightened. His cause became clear. He was ready to descend from the mountain and return to his people. |