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Needing a Witness
- "The Greek miracle-worker or thaumatourgos, in order have his marvels recognized, needed a martus, a witness, to observe and to spread word of what he had seen. So too the surf-riding chief of ancient Hawaii kept a surf-chanter among his retinue, who would compose a personal hymn, or mele, to his prowess and nobility." - excerpt from the book, Walking on Water, by Andy Martin, Minerva, 1991, pg. 62.
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