You kneeled with the others as the elder spilled milk over your heads.         
                                                                               
"Lay down your spears now, and use your heads and wisdom instead."             
                                                                               
The newly initiated men nodded, and you felt a pang of envy. One day, you too  
would rise above warrior status, you promised yourself once again. One day...  
                                                                               
Suddenly, there was a commotion. Bekenga, a young cow herder, ran into the     
middle of the congregation. The elders stared at him angrily; this was not the 
time for an interruption. But what he had to say quickly disrupted the ritual  
anyway.                                                                        
                                                                               
A whole herd of cattle had been stolen; one of the herders wounded and         
unconscious on the ground, in the scorching sun; the other, missing.           
                                                                               
This is of course a serious matter. Cattle theft is bad enough; kidnapping is  
unforgivable.                                                                  
                                                                               
Quickly, the elders had selected a group of warriors to find both herd and     
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