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One snow-covered winter, a Priestess of the Order of Ephiram gave birth to twins, who eventually came to be known as Emilus and Magilus. The people of Williams were horrified, for the Pristesses of Ephiram had vowed to remain chaste. The [[President]] of the College, perhaps attempting to hide evidence of his involvement, ordered a few fellows from [[Buildings and Grounds|B&G]] to throw the twins into the [[Hoosic River]], which was then in flood. However, the men were afraid, and they left Emilus and Magilus in the shallows of the flooded fields that bordered the main channel. The waters quickly receeded, and the babies were deposited on the drying ground.

===The early years of the Band===

Emilus and Magilus attracted much attention as they wandered about Williamstown, tending their sheep. One fine April day, with Zepherus blowing softly and flowers budding all about the countryside, the twins were watching their flock just above the [[hairpin curve|Hairpin Curve]]. They spotted a raiding party from [[Amherst]] swarming down the road. (The warriors hoped to steal a card catalog so that they could find books in their library -- a collection which they had taken from Williams.) Emilus and Magilus drove their flock into the road; the knot of sheep delayed the raiders while the twins hurried off to warn Williamstown. Today, the cult of the [[Elizabethans]] honors the brave sheep.