. Across Australia . res were lighted all round theground, making the white trunks of the gum trees and thenear scrub stand out brilliantly against the darkness Uluuru men, kneeling down, ranged themselvesin single file beside the mound, and, with their hands ontheir thighs, surged round and round it, every man,in unison, bending down first to one side and then to theother. The Kingilli men stood round in a state of greatexcitement, the oldest man amongst them swaying hisbody about, while with exaggerated high knee-action hewalked backwards at the head of the kneeling
. Across Australia . res were lighted all round theground, making the white trunks of the gum trees and thenear scrub stand out brilliantly against the darkness Uluuru men, kneeling down, ranged themselvesin single file beside the mound, and, with their hands ontheir thighs, surged round and round it, every man,in unison, bending down first to one side and then to theother. The Kingilli men stood round in a state of greatexcitement, the oldest man amongst them swaying hisbody about, while with exaggerated high knee-action hewalked backwards at the head of the kneeling the Kingilli men clanged their boomerangs together,the Uluuru with rhythmic movement, swayed about wildlyfrom side to side, shouting, or rather yelling, Yrrsh !Yrrsh ! Yrrsh ! at each movement, until they had passedtwice completely round the mound. As the fires dieddown they arose from their knees, and every one oncemore sat down round the mound. Every now and againthe singing would flag and we thought there would be. «UL
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