During the first ten years they were initiated in their religious duties, during the second they performed them, and during the third they instructed novices. […] Near the shore they found a vast cave, which they entered. […] So saying, they left him. […] Their provisions were all consumed, and they lived on what fish and birds they could catch. […] When they had finished their task, they bathed and sat down to a repast, after which they amused themselves with singing and playing ball.