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obia

or obeah

In West African folklore, a gigantic animal that steals into villages by night to kidnap girls on behalf of witches. In some Caribbean cultures the word is used to refer to overpowering and extremely evil forms of witchcraft and sorcery. Bewitched objects, buried with the intent of causing harm, are sometimes called obia. A person who uses the power of obia is called an obiama or obiaman.

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No references found			As we left Obia I had a view from the bridge as our ship carefully made its way out of port, with just a foot of water to spare, under the watchful eye of Captain Bathgate, passing a field of multi-coloured buoys marking the location of fish farms, some in neat lines, others dotted around. Travel: Much to amuse on this cruise by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England) As we left Obia I had a view from the bridge as our ship carefully made its way out of port, with just a foot of water to spare, under the watchful eye of Captain Bathgate, passing a field of multi-coloured buoys marking the location of fish farms, some in neat lines, others dotted around. Dock and roll! Cruise goes off the beaten track with guided cycling ... by Birmingham Mail (England) Youngsters can make a wooden-bead bracelet, a seascape plaque, a rain stick or seashell soap sponsored by OBIA. PALMDALE PLANS SUMMER NIGHTS FULL OF FUN by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)			Oberholtzer, Ellis Paxson Oberkassel Oberland Oberland, Bernese Oberlin College Oberlin, Jean Frédéric Obermaier, Hugo Obermayer's reagent Oberon Oberon-2 Oberon-V Oberspree Oberth, Hermann Oberth, Hermann Julius Obertin oberwind obese Obesity OBEX Obezzhie Golovy obfuscate Obfuscated C Contest obfuscation obfuscator obi-wan error obia Obiazannye Krestiane Obichkin, Gennadii Obichkin, Gennadii Dmitrievich Obidicut Obigarm Obihiro Obil Obion County Obitochnaia Spit OBJ OBJ0 OBJ2 OBJ3 Object object browser object bus Object CHILL object code Object Compatibility Standard object computer Object Constraint Language object contrast Object Data Management Group object database Object Database Management Group			ÖBH OBHA Obhadhyah Obhadhyah OBHC OBHDP OBHE OBHF OBHIC OBHK OBHL OBHO OBHOJ OBHP OBHR OBHRC OBHRM OBHS OBHT OBHV OBHWF obi obi OBI Continuous Data Feed Obi-wan error Obi-Wan Kenobi obia OBIAA Obiazannye Krestiane OBIBSS OBIC Obichkin, Gennadii Obichkin, Gennadii Dmitrievich Obid Obidicut obidoxime chloride OBIDS Obie Obie Obie Harrington-Howes Foundation Obiecte Zburatoare Neidentificate OBIEE OBIES Obiettivi Operativi Obiettivi Specifici Obiettivo Laboratori Territoriali in Rete Obifen Obifen Obifen Obigarm OBIGGS OBIGS

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