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The spell beginning with the words “He po tenei, e rua nga po”:

“This is the Night, the two-fold Night [invoking the powers of darkness]. One power is the head, one is the body; the upper one his arms (to climb with), the lower one his legs (to walk with). These thoughts are uttered so that we may discover the cause of death and sickness. It is witchcraft, it is the life-destroying invocation of the powers of earth and sky.”