Rafa helped Gogo change Diogo’s leg bandage. They cleaned the wound and reapplied the poultice. Josepha swept the area with a broom made of garlic straw and sprinkled salt on the ground as prescribed by the Oracle.
Stick in hand, Rafa drew on the cleared space again, a tile floral design at Diogo’s feet and head. Afterwards, he sat alongside Diogo.
Josepha placed a cup of water upon the design at Diogo’s feet and a lit candle at the crown of his head.
Rafa began to repeat the given prayer. “You, Diogo covered in the protective mantle of Conga Carlota’s chosen deity, will be saved from the evil eye upon you, from all malefic energies. You walk everywhere without fear, away from the realm of the living dead. You will come back into your life here with your mother, father, grandfather, gre
