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Less dramatically, pollution may be transferred to a relatively worthless talisman (charm). Some talismans are regarded as convenient because they are disposable and of little value; after they have served their purposes in specific situations they are thrown away. In Bali a three-month-old child is purified by transferring his impurities to a chicken; this chicken may then become his pet and continue to absorb the pollutions to which the child is exposed. It may never be killed or eaten, and when it dies it is buried with respect.
