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There within lay the bones , each of them separate and wrapped up in something , except of course the skull . With these were some pots filled apparently with gold dust , and alongside of the pots two good spears that , being made of copper , had not rusted much . We went on to other coffins and extracted from them more of these weapons that were laid there for the dead man to use upon his journey through the Shades , until we had enough . The shafts of most of them were somewhat rotten from the damp , but luckily they were furnished with copper sockets from two and a half to three feet long , into which the wood of the shaft fitted , so that they were still serviceable . `` Poor things these to fight a devil with , '' I said . `` Yes , Baas , '' said Hans in a cheerful voice , `` very poor . It is lucky that I have got a better . ''