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    ESHU: THE YORUBA TRICKSTER GOD

    Nov 01, 2019 3 minutes
    BY MOYO OKEDIJI
    ILLUSTRATE D BY JESSE TISE

    One hot afternoon, two friends were having an argument. It was over a simple matter. What color cap was the stranger who had just walk by wearing? Was it red or black? The tall friend said the cap was black. The short one insisted that it was red. The friendly argument soon became a big fight. After much yelling, the two friends started hitting each other. A crowd

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