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This map brings out clearly what seems to be the essential feature of all these schemes, namely, that the land of shades is the basin of a river divided by a mountain ridge from that from which the ghost departs. The Punans add some picturesque incidents. On the other side of the river IS UNGAP, a woman with a cauldron and spear.
UNGAP, if appeased with a gift, aids the ghost to escape from the monstrous bird and fish. Pebbles or beads are put in the nostrils of the Punan corpse in order that they may be presented to UNGAP. The Punans recite or sing a story in blank verse descriptive of this passage of the soul.
Miss Josie Beemis, narrowly constricted between shoulders that barely sloped off from her neck, with arms folded flat to her flat bosom and her back a hypothenuse against the counter, looked up. "Watch out, Loo! I read in the paper where a man up in Alton got caught in the middle of one of those gaps and couldn't ungap." Miss Hassiebrock batted at her lips and shuddered. "It's my nerves, dearie.
The following lines are a rough literal translation of a fragment of the story which describes the meeting with UNGAP of BATANG MIJONG, a departed soul: BATANG MIJONG stands waving his shield. The helmsman SARAMIN with body of brass will carry over BATANG MIJONG. BATANG MIJONG seeks the place of the Punans. Good journey to you, BATANG MIJONG. BATANG MIJONG, O, why are you called?
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