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 presence) to the spirits (of their hills and streams), it is said, "Here is he, so-and-so, who is king by (the grace of) Heaven." 32. His death is announced in the words, "The king by (the grace of) Heaven has fallen ." In calling back (his spirit), they say, "Return, O son of Heaven ." When announcement is made (to all the states) of the mourning for him, it is said, "The king by (the grace of) Heaven has gone far on high ." When his place is given to him in the ancestral temple, and his spirit-tablet is set up, he is styled on it, "the god ." 33. The son of Heaven, while he has not left off his mourning, calls himself, "I, the little child." While alive, he is so styled; and if he die (during that time), he continues to be so designated.