In order to appease the spirit of a rebel who was decapitated over a thousand years ago, a special religious ceremony was held yesterday, by order of the Finance Ministry. For several years, bad luck has dogged the footsteps of those connected with the main office of the Finance Ministry. First of all, Mr. Hayaml dies then followed the wuddenty, of another who is portfolio. Then fol. Towed the serious illness or deaths fof some forty or fifty other high employes and something akin to a panic reigned within the Finance Ministry walls. Someone hazarded guess that it might be an evil sorts tang tol, "Lapend' and tory were probed and it was discovered that the present Finance Minister's official residence is built the grave of a Government repo! whose head was chopped off a thousand years oF 30 ago.
Shinto priests were called in and they decided that the outraged spirit was taking toll for the insult of [having unwieldy modern edifice of brick and stone erected over his grave, Was there a remedy? off-cals and clerks eagerly asked. There was and this would have to take the form, not of exorcising, but of appeasing the spirit of the much-injured rebel of a thousand years ago. The religious ceremony was, accordingly, held, several high officials of the Finance Ministry being present, and it is thought that the angry spirit of the decapitated rebel has now been pacified and wil! not manifest its resentment on unknowing mortals again.
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