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Audio Interchange File Format  |  1996-01-02  |  949.9 KB  |  1 channel  |  22,050 sample rate  |  44 seconds
Transcription: Priests. Priests worked for one month, followed by three months off. Then they worked for another month. While they were at the temple, priests bathed four times a day and shaved all over to make themselves pure for the gods. Each temple had a small room containing a statue of the god of the temple. Three times a day, a priest entered the room. The priest bathed and dressed the statue and then offered it a meal. Afterwards, the priest left the room, sweeping up his footprints as he went. Priestesses sang and played musical instruments during temple rituals. Priestesses wore wreaths of flowers ...