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They are part of the mimetic process, of the need to imitate not for the sake of emulating, but for realizing achievements and making atonements in our own right.
Reports on the number of women and girls bound to various Trokosi shrines varied; however, a shrine rarely had more than four Trokosis serving their atonements at any one time.
This juxtaposition underscores the Light's implicit connection to the Passion of Christ; the Brothers' atonements four times daily before the Light in its tabernacle are reminiscent of Catholic prayers of reparation before the Sacrament.
 
 
 
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