He said: "The shaman was called to perform his duty on this sacred ground. He came a long distance with his bottles and his powder and his power to clean this place of what had happened here before. It was not long before a crowd gathered to watch. Then the police came to move the growing crowd back to allow the shaman to do his work. Soon there were the sounds of keening and the wails of the women. The men stood and stared with intent into the distance, not say a word. The children who came with their parents or who appeared out of nowhere, were silent, taking in what was happening before them. He had been a great man, a great leader. Now, he was gone."

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