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fence, followed it, and, trving to escape at tde various angles, were tdere sdot d^ tde men in diding, or sometimes were merely clodded to deatd. Drives ok tdis sort were deld onlv in tde spring and kail. d?ds wdole aKair was accompanied dv mncd ceremony, lie to re tde drive occurred, all wdo were to talcs part in it assemdled on tde ridge wdere tde drive was to de deld. 6re was duilt, and offerings made to tde ku/kini or spirits ok tde mountain, and praters tor a successful dunt were repeated d^ tde old men. d'de deer were dssougdt not to Mmp over tde fence, or to trv to dread tdrougd it or crawl under it. .-Vs tde dunt went on, tde deer, as tdsv were killed, were drougdt to tde spot wdere tde ceremony was deld. d'de legs of all were cut otk, and placed on a small platform duilt in tde drancdes ok a tree near dv, and left tdere till tde drive was all over, tde affair often lasting several da^s. During tdis wdole period ok tde drive, tde women and cdildren, wdo were all lekt at tde village, must observe a variety ok regulations. Ldildren dad to de verv carekul: tde^ must not pla/ violently, sdout, Mmp over tdings, kick, run, kali down, or tdrow stones, d'de women also must keep quiet, and stav mucd ok tde time indoors. Ldould tdsse regulations de droken, tde deer would decome unmanageadle, would MMp tde kencs, and tde wdole drive de unsuccesskul. During tde wdole period ok tde dunt, no deer- dones must de tdrown a wav, or durned, or eaten dv a dog. During tde period ok tde dunt, tde dunters ate onlv tde liver ok tde deer killed, d'de^ must also adstain krom tkeir wives kor some time previous to tde dunt, and during it. ^ken tde dunt was over, a second ceremony was deld at tde same place as tde first. Similar offerings ok kood and deads were made again to tde spirits and tde deer, d'Ken tde meat was collected, and equally divided among all wdo dad taken part. d?de leg-dones were taken down krom tde platkorm and divided, to de taken dome and cracked kor tde marrow, d'de antlers and ^aw-donss ok all deer killed were dung up on some dusd or small tree, at tde spot wdere tde animal was killed, d'dis custom applies as well to deer killed dv single dunters at anv time. KV-rv, zyovd