Note 196 — Chapter VI · Magic Rites as affecting the Life of Man (continued 3)
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The use of such charms is supplemented in various ways: thus a champion (pĕnglima) will sometimes draw a line in front of him, which he believes his enemy will be unable to pass;196 this is done by simply scraping the ground with the right foot and threatening the foe with a dire curse if he attempts to cross it.