god of comradeship. The chosen victim demurred, and several others immediately offered themselves, but that did not satisfy the sacrificial priests. So they started to persuade him that he should accept it, of his own free will, for his comrades’ sake, and so that the party would not end on a sour note. It was rather spooky, but also transfigured by high spirits, alcohol, and madness. The victim finally agreed. “I’ll do it. But only douse my head,” he said. “I don’t want to sleep in wet pajamas again.” They promised, but of course, once he was under the pump they doused his whole body. “You
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