Those who seek the Golden Land should follow the river downstream and search for the key.
Not far downstream lies a village.
Seek the shore spoken of by the two within the village.
This is where the key to the Golden Land lies sleeping.
Those who obtain the key should proceed to the Golden Land in the following manner.
On the first night, offer the six chosen by the key as living sacrifices.
On the second night, those who remain shall tear apart the two who nestle close together.
On the third night, those who remain shall loudly praise my name.
On the fourth night, dig open the head and kill the sacrifice.
On the fifth night, dig open the chest and kill the sacrifice.
On the sixth night, dig open the belly and kill the sacrifice.
On the seventh night, dig open the knees and kill the sacrifice.
On the eighth night, dig open the feet and kill the sacrifice.
On the ninth night, the Witch shall revive, and none shall survive.
On the tenth night, the journey ends, and you shall arrive at the Golden Land.
The Witch shall praise the wise and bestow four treasures.
The first shall be all the gold of the Golden Land.
The second shall revive the souls of all the dead.
The third shall restore even lost love.
The fourth shall let the Witch sleep eternally.
Sleep peacefully, my beloved Witch Beatrice.
Saturday, October 4, 1986
Beach
"The tenth night, the journey ends, and you arrive at the Golden Land, right? But Maria, you copied it down so carefully. That's amazing."
"Maria forgets things easily, so Maria has to copy it down carefully. Mama told Maria to, so Maria copied it down carefully."
Inside the handbag Maria always carried was a small