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(2) Now hear us again, for when a person is in great grief 
caused by death, his ears are closed up and he cannot hear, and 
such is your condition now. 
We will therefore remove the obstruction (grief) from your 
ears, so that for a day period you may have perfect hearing again. 
This we say and do, we four brothers. 
(3) Continue to hear the expression of us four brothers, for 
when a person is in great sorrow his throat is stopped with grief 
and such is your case now. We will therefore remove the obstruc- 
tion (grief) so that for a day period you may enjoy perfect breath- 
ing and speech. This we say and do, we four brothers. 
The foregoing part of the Condolence Ceremony is to be per- 
formed outside of the place of meeting. 
Then the bereaved will appoint two of their Chief Warriors 
to conduct the four brothers into the place of meeting. 
(4) Continue to hear the expression of us four brothers, for 
when a person is in great grief caused by death, he appears to be 
deformed, so that our forefathers have made a form which their 
children may use in condoling with each other (Ja-weh-ka-ho-denh) 
which is that they will treat him a dose of soft drink (medicine) 
and which when it is taken and settled down in the stomach it 
will pervade the whole body and strengthen him and restore him 
to a perfect form of man. This we say and do, we four brothers. 
(5) Continue to hear the expression of us four brothers. 
Now when a person is brought to grief by death, such per- 
son’s seat or bed seems stained with human blood, such is now 
your case. Wetherefore wipe off those stains with soft linen, so 
that your seat and bed may be clean and so that you may enjoy peace 
for a day, for we may seareely have taken our seats before we shall 
be surprised to hear of another death. This we say and do, we 
four brothers. 
(6) Continue to hear the expression of us four brothers. 
When a person is brought to grief through death, he is confined 
in the darkness of deep sorrow, and such is now the case of you 
three brothers. This we say and do, we four brothers. 
(7) When a person is brought to grief by death, he 
seems to lose sight of the sky (blinded with grief) and he is crushed 
with sorrow. We therefore remove the mist from your eyes, so 
that the sky may be clear to you. This we say and do, we four 
brothers. 
(8) When a person is brought to grief by death, he seems to 
lose the light of the sun, this is now your case. We therefore 
