t the two assistants dance

d, but this did not take place without a long discussion. "We can no longer understand God unless he first touches our souls, and our dance will be nothing but a mockery, and the PHANTOM," they screamed, "the PHANTOM which pursues CIGURI will be born here once again." The Priest took a long time making up

his mind, but finally he

• drew from his breast
• a small bag and poured into th
• e Indians' hands a k
• ind of white powder whic
• h they immediately co

nsumed. Whereupon they began to dance. Seeing their faces after they had taken this powdered Peyote, I realized that they were going to show me something which I had never experienced before. And I ga