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By Right of Conquest

CHAPTER 19: The Passage Of The Causeway
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He is not Lord of all gods, for He is the only God.

There are none others.
"Some day, dear, when you come to England with me, a priest shall instruct you in all we know of Him.
"But I see they are going to light the pile.

What are all those pieces of paper that cover his body ?" "They are charms, Roger, against the dangers of the unknown road he has to travel.

It is the custom of the country, and we did not think it worth while to depart from it.

It is also the custom to sacrifice numbers of slaves, and send them to be his attendants upon the road.


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