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...members decided that Salem citizenry might be taken aback by such a procession, and voted it down. Instead, they decided to raise the devil...
Raising the Devil...
...House that night and chalked a magic circle on the floor. They drew cabalistic signs on the walls and in the air, following an ancient recipe. Everyone stood on the circle, for it wasn't safe to be outside. Accord- ing to the script, all this should make the devil appear, usually in the form of a goat or a butterfly...
Enthusiastically interested in the black arts, Jasper Symmes '52 last month convinced Jasper McKee '51 to aid him in an extensive survey of metaphysics. The first real experiment, scheduled for this week, was to be an attempt to make contact with the devil. Symmes explained that the ritual involved drinking the blood of a white dove at midnight on a windswept field...
Both students admitted that the devil might not appear, but stated that they would still hold out hope if a few warts disappeared soon after, Now, unable to locate a white dove, they are temporarily stymied...