Kane of the night, going fast.
My sleep is broken up.
E ala e! Wake up!
The heaven wakes up.
The earth inland is awake.
The sea is awake.
Awake you.
Here am I.”—Amama (The prayer is done).
By the time this chant was ended Hiiaka had forced the ghost up to the hips. There was a hard struggle—the ghost trying to go back and yet yielding to the slapping and going further and further into the body. [[115]]
Then Hiiaka put forth her hand and took fresh water, pouring it over the body, chanting again: