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G a w a i   u t a m a   i a l a h   g a w a i   y a n g   b e r k a i t a n   d e n g a n   p e r t a n i a n
     s e p e r t i   g a w a i   b a t u   d a n   g a w a i   b e n i h .   J i k a   b e r l a k u   a n c a m a n
     n y a w a   m a s y a r a k a t   m a k a   d i a d a k a n   g a w a i   k e n y a l a n g   a t a u
     g a w a i   b u r u n g ,   s u a t u   p e r a y a a n   y a n g   a m a t   b e s a r   m e l i b a t k a n
     s e l u r u h   r u m a h   p a n j a n g   d a n   j a r a n g   d i l a k u k a n .   S a t u   l a g i
     g a w a i   t e r b e s a r   i a l a h   g a w a i   a n t u   y a n g   m e m p e r i n g a t k a n
     a r w a h - a r w a h   m o y a n g   m e r e k a .















   D a l a m   g a w a i   u t a m a   i n i l a h   s e m u a   s e m u a   k e t u a   a d a t   a k a n
   m e m a i n k a n   p e r a n a n   t e r m a s u k   t u a i   b u r u n g ,   t u a i   r u m a h .
   L e m a m b a n g   d a n   m u n g k i n   m a n a n g .   S e m u a   a n g g o t a   r u m a h   d a n
   j i r a n   d a r i   r u m a h   p a n j a n g   l a i n   d i j e m p u t   d a l a m   p e r a y a a n   i t u .
   I a   b e r m u l a   d e n g a n   s e r u a n   t e r h a d a p   a n t u   a t a u   r o h   o r a n g
   y a n g   b e r k u a s a   t e r u t a m a n   a n t u   a r w a h - a r w a h   r o h   d a r i
   s e l u r u h   k e t u a   y a n g   t e l a h   m e n i n g g a l .   S e p a n j a n g   m a l a m
   l e m a m b a n g   a k a n   m e l a g u k a n   p e n g a p   a t a u   j a m p i   m e n j e m p u t
   a n t u   d a n   r o h   d a r i   s e l u r u h   a l a m   u n t u k   b e r s a m a .   K e t i k a   i t u
   j u g a   m a k a n a n   d a n   m i n u m a n   t u a k   d i e d a r k a n   o l e h   s e m u a   b i l i k
   d a l a m   r u m a h   p a n j a n g   d a n   s e m u a   b e r g e m b i r a .















     K e h i d u p a n   m a s y a r a k a t   i b a n   b e r l a k u   d a l a m   r u m a h   p a n j a n g ,
     b i l i k - b i l i k   d a n   j u g a   r u a n g   t e r t e n t u   d a l a m   r u m a h   p a n j a n g
     i t u .   D i   s i t u l a h   m e r e k a   m e l a h i r k a n ,   b e r k a h w i n   d a n   k e m u d i a n
     m e n i n g g a l   d u n i a   d a n   d i k e b u m i k a n   d i   k a w a s a n   b e r d e k a t a n
     r u m a h   p a n j a n g .   A d a t   m e n g a t u r   s e m u a   s e g i   k e h i d u p a n
     t e r m a s u k   n i l a i   u t a m a ,   k e b i a s a a n   h a r i a n   d a n   j u g a   h u k u m a n
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     y a n g   m e l a n g g a r   p a n t a n g   s e r t a   t a b o o   y a n g   b e r a t
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