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THE BLUE FEATHER
and moved it in circles, sending the belligerent Vogél spinning
rapidly around in the air.
Every eye of the vast crowd, including Queen Kiya, and all the
members of the royal household stood in awe of what was
happening to Vogél. Once she was satisfied there would be no
more resistance from Vogél, Bardala stopped the spinning man,
while first looking over towards Tital for his approval. Then she
placed her left hand squarely on Vogél’s forehead, while a
strange blue light radiated upon him from her piercing eyes.
“Evil spirits come out of this man, and leave him forever!”
Bardala commanded in a loud voice.
From his mouth came a reddish fog that took on the image of
a demonic face. It looked briefly at Bardala, and then swirled
into a tight, buzzing ball that floated upward and away from the
jabbering crowd. As the people watched intently, the old