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III corn was called the Waul-rye; a stick decked with flowers was inserted in it, and the ears were fastened to the stick. Then all the reapers took off their hats and cried thrice, ''Waul! Waul! Waul!'' Sometimes they accompany the cry by clashing with their whetstones on their scythes.