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whence the people came. As the people ascended from these 
chambers, they symbolized their emergence from the innermost world 
Fic. 73:—Juan Gonzales, associate rain 
priest, and present governor of San Iide- 
fonso. Photograph by Mrs. Stevenson. 
into this world; and, although most of the kivas, or Hopi ceremonial 
chambers, at the present time, are above ground or partially so, they 
