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the air feels electric the sky is dark
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and stormy gray suddenly a flash of
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bright lightning splits the sky the
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Earth shakes this isn't a normal storm
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this is Shango the Yoruba god of thunder
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lightning and fire arriving Shango is
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powerful like a storm surprising and
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amazing he is a king a warrior a lover
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and a god his story is full of power
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passion and the spirit of the Yuba
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people this is shango's story
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shango's birth was special his mother té
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was visited by a powerful Spirit of
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lightning and fire this Spirit gave her
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a son this son Shango was born for
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greatness even as a kid Shango was super
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strong and had a fiery personality
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people were drawn to him his eyes bright
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like Flames seemed very wise it was
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clear Shango wasn't a normal kid he was
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king as Shango grew up so did his Legend
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he became a great warrior known for his
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bravery and smart battle plans he led
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his people to many victories his enemies
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feared him stories about him went
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everywhere people said Shango could make
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lightning appear with just a flick of
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his wrist they said the Earth shook when
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he was angry he was like a force of
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nature Unstoppable in battle his
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victories made him a great leader and
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protector soon he would be
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king everyone was happy when Shango
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became king he was strong Brave and wise
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they knew he would be a good ruler
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shango's Kingdom grew bigger and richer
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he was a fair King and cared about his
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people he used his powers to protect the
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weak and make sure everyone followed the
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rules but being King wasn't easy there
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were secrets and betrayals that could
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ruin the peace he had worked so hard to
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create section five the Fire Within
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shango's Divine Heritage shango's
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connection to fire was very special it
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was part of who he was he could control
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fire he could make it appear in his hand
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or shoot it out like a powerful blast
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this fir power was a gift from his God
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ancestors it showed where he came from
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and what he was meant to do he used fire
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to create and Destroy to do good and bad
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the fire inside him showed his passion
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energy and strong Spirit it could never
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out section six the double-headed axe a
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symbol of power and Justice Shang is
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often seen with a double-headed axe
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called the O Shango this special axe
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shows his power strength and belief in
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Justice the two heads mean he has two
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sides he can create and Destroy be a
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king and a warrior love and fight he is
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complicated able to love greatly and get
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very angry the O Shango shows that
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Justice is tricky it can protect good
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people and punish bad people it's a
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power you have to use
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carefully section seven love and loss
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the wives of Shango Shango loved and
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lost throughout his life he had many
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wives each one showed a different side
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of him and his power Oya a strong
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Warrior goddess was his best friend oan
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the goddess of love and beauty made him
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happy Oba the river goddess represented
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new life and plenty his relationships
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with his wives were complicated just
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like his feelings they made him strong
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but also sad changing his life's
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path Section 8 the rhythm of the Divine
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Shango and the B drums you always hear
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beta drums when people worship Shango
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these special drums with their loud
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booms and cool beats are said to call
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Shango to them the drum rhythms sound
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like thunder and lightning shango's
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powers when the drums play it feels like
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Shango is Dancing with his people the
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beta drums aren't just instruments they
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connect people to Shango letting them
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talk to the god of thunder and fire
