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she said firmly.
Isiewu laughed long and loud, which annoyed Olanna.
“Your wife is wasting my time. She thinks I am joking and saying words that are of my own and not of the gods,” he said and faced Olanna. “Listen, woman, I am Isiewu, which means the head of goat. I cannot be the head and act like a tail. You are not the first barren woman to come here, and you would not be the last. There are some women who have paid more costly price in order to have children; yours is one of the least in my list. I have done many works, ranging from childbirth to marriage, and I have even contended with evil spirits, men of darkness who can suck your life within a short period of time. You can ask your h