(In Gall, Niger) Efad Dadi was working hard to prepare himself for the ancient custom of his desert people. He looked himself once again in the mirror. He had used milk from a white cow for his face and black eyeliner to bring out his eyes. He had put a white powder from the dried bones of a bird on his lips. Dadi smiled at himself in the mirror and added a little more eyeliner. Now he was ready.