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Chapter 105

           Ketutworehisfinestclothesfortheevent-awhitesatinsarong(trimmedingold)andawhite,long-sleevedbutton-downjacketwithgoldbuttonsandaNehrucollar,whichmadehimlookratherlikearailroadporterorabusboyatafancyhotel.Hehadawhiteturbanwrappedaroundhishead.Hishands,asheproudlyshowedme,wereallpimpedoutwithgiantgoldringsandmagicstones.Aboutsevenringsintotal.Allofthemwithholypowers.Hehadhisgrandfather’sshiningbrassbellforsummoningspirits,andhewantedmetotakealotofphotographsofhim.

           Wewalkedovertohisneighbor’scompoundtogether.Itwasaconsiderabledistanceandwehadtowalkonthebusymainroadforawhile.I’dbeeninBalialmostfourmonths,andhadneverseenKetutleavehiscompoundbefore.Itwasdisconcertingwatchinghimwalkdownthehighwayamidallthespeedingcarsandmadcapmotorcycles.Helookedsotinyandvulnerable.Helookedsowrongsetagainstthismodernbackdropoftrafficandhonkinghorns.Itmademewanttocry,forsomereason,butIwasfeelingalittleextraemotivetodayanyway.

           Aboutfortyguestsweretherealreadyattheneighbor’shousewhenwearrived,andthefamilyaltarwasheapedwithofferings-pilesofwovenpalmbasketsfilledwithrice,flowers,incense,roastedpigs,somedeadgeeseandchickens,coconutandbitsofcurrencythatflutteredaroundinthebreeze.Everyonewasdeckedoutintheirmostelegantsilksandlace.Iwasunderdressed,sweatyfrommybikeride,self-consciousinmybrokenT-shirtamidallthisbeauty.

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