9234. The one carried by the other was let down and came to me, positioning himself on my left beneath the elbow. From there he spoke, saying that they boom in that way like thunder when they use their voices. By doing this they frighten spirits who wish to do them harm, some of whom they put to flight; and this enables them to go in safety wherever they wish. So that I might know for certain that the sound they made was of such a nature, that spirit went away from me to some others, though not completely out of sight, and boomed in a similar way. They went on to show me that their voice came up from the abdomen, like belching, to produce that booming sound.