Пятнадцатилетний капитан

The King of Kazounde is Offered a Punch

           Fortheleastfault,someamputation,andthemostcruellypunishedarethosewhoseearsarecutoff,becausetheycannolongerwearringsintheirears.

           Thecaptainsofthekilolos,governorsofdistricts,hereditaryornamedforfouryears,worehatsofzebraskinandredvestsfortheirwholeuniform.Theirhandsbrandishedlongpalmcanes,steepedatoneendwithcharmeddrugs.

           Astothesoldiers,theyhadforoffensiveanddefensiveweapons,bows,ofwhichthewood,twinedwiththecord,wasornamentedwithfringes;knives,whettedwithaserpent’stongue;broadandlonglances;shieldsofpalmwood,decoratedinarabesquestyle.Forwhattherewasofuniform,properlysocalled,itcosthismajesty’streasuryabsolutelynothing.

           Finally,thekind’scortegecomprised,inthelastplace,thecourtmagiciansandtheinstrumentalists.

           Thesorcerers,the"mganngas,"arethedoctorsofthecountry.Thesesavagesattachanabsolutefaithtodivinatoryservices,toincantations,tothefetiches,clayfiguresstainedwithwhiteandred,representingfantasticanimalsorfiguresofmenandwomencutoutofwholewood.Fortherest,thosemagicianswerenotlessmutilatedthantheothercourtiers,anddoubtlessthemonarchpaidtheminthiswayforthecuresthatdidnotsucceed.

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