Alex Ferguson <abf_at_...> wrote:
> On Tue, Oct 07, 2003 at 10:52:18AM -0700, Andrew Solovay wrote:
>
>> the "hide from parents" spell might be solemnly passed down
>> from one child to the next through the ages...
>
> I'm not so sure about solemnly. ;-)
*Absolutely* solemnly! Children always go nuts for that stuff. A solemn order of boys aged 6 through 10, with ceremonies, secret meeting places, code words, and ancient taboos and enemies. Initiation rituals and challenges. ("Sneak over to Three-Rock Clan's tula and bring back a hair from the mane of the chief's horse.") Atonement rituals when you break a taboo. ("You spoke to your sister on SnubDay? Then you must do this...") A mournful "graduation"/"expulsion" of children who've grown too old (probably held right before the children are initiated to real cults).
All that, plus real magic, too!
"Bat shit, rat shit, three-toed sloth shit..."
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