Michael OndaatjeGirls with poison necklacesto save themselves from torture. Just as women wear amuletswhich hold their rolled up fortunestranscribed on ola leaf.
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This is a folktale which recites the story of a woman who was locked in a dark dungeon. She found a snake and wrapped it around her neck and thus hanged herself to death. This is a folktale which recites the story of a woman who was locked in a dark dungeon. She found a snake and wrapped it around her neck and thus hanged herself to death.
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