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A man died. He had a wife and married son. They buried him under the house and made bagongon.[44] After that his wife was in the field and was watching their corn. His daughter-in-law was in the house watching her baby. While she was swinging the baby, the dead man said, “Take this saloyot[45] to Gadgadawan.” The girl took it. The spirit said to her, “Let me swing the baby and you cook the saloyot in Gadgadawan.” When she cooked it, the spirit ate it, and he asked, “Where is your mother-in-law?” She said, “She is in the field watching the corn.” The spirit went there. When he reached there, his wife was afraid of him, but she did not run. He slept there that night with his wife, and he did what he wished with her that night. In the daytime he went away. His wife got big stomach, but had no baby, and died. The spirit did that because the fire for the dead man was not out yet and she had gone from the town before the kanyau[46] was past.