miaka

Updated: November 24, 2024

I referred to a poor girl, whom Miaka and his men had stolen and abused that they knew such conduct to be bad, and that God would certainly punish them for it. He replied, "Such is the conduct of Tanna. Our fathers loved and followed it, we love and follow it, and if the Worship condemns it, we will kill you and destroy the Worship."

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