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THE BOOK OF SHIONI AKEK
Chapter 5
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News of Tucantor's outrage spreads, and the Nem gather in great numbers at Elak Kowa, demanding action. The Great Council directs Shioni to send one final epistle requesting the release of the imprisoned Nem. Tucantor replies with insults, accusing Shioni of Nehor-like teachings — that common people may know God's mind, form councils, and that women may preside — declaring these abominations against the order of prophets.
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Nevertheless he agrees to expel the captives, stripped and beaten, casting them out to the jeers and stones of the citizenry. The refugees are clothed, fed, and gathered to Elak Kowa, while priests rescue the archives. A reconvened Great Council, with delegates named from many cities, votes to cut Mentina off from all trade and fellowship.
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The people of Elak Kowa themselves prepare to migrate north to Nespelem, likened to Nephi's flight. Mentina collapses into poverty, idleness, and hunger, dwindling to roughly two hundred souls.
