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Each of the four haruspexes then, after intoning an involved entreaty of some sort to the sky, which at the time was shining beneficently, suddenly cast a handful of something—doubtless grain—to the pigeons in the stick cage. - (Nomads of Gor, Chapter 13, Sentence #154)

I then noted that each of the four chief haruspexes carried, about his shoulder, a white linen sack, somewhat like a peasant's rep-cloth seed bag. "This is the first Omen," said Kamchak, "—the Omen to see if the Omens are propitious to take the Omens". "Oh," I said. Each of the four haruspexes then, after intoning an involved entreaty of some sort to the sky, which at the time was shining beneficently, suddenly cast a handful of something—doubtless grain—to the pigeons in the stick cage. Even from where I stood I could see the pigeons pecking at the grain in reassuring frenzy. The four haruspexes turned then, each one facing his own minor haruspexes and anyone else who might be about, and called out, "It is propitious!" There was a pleased cry at this announcement from the throng. "This part of the Omen Taking always goes well," I was informed by Kamchak. - (Nomads of Gor)