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promises, Sedna travelled far away with her fulmer 

 lover, and at last came to its home. But she was 

 grievously disappointed, for there was no suitable 

 dwelling provided for her, and the food, which with 

 great difficulty she obtained, was of the very 

 coarsest, poorest kind. 



" Sadly she bewailed her lot, and regretted having 

 rejected her many lovers in the far-off land of her 

 birth. 



"At last her father, in the following year, and 

 when the weather was fine, went to pay her a 

 visit, and thus became aware of the bitter decep- 

 tion practised upon his daughter by her worthless 

 husband. Filled with rage the father killed the 

 fulmer, and taking Sedna into his boat, he pro- 

 ceeded over the sea to the place from whence he 

 came. 



" The other fulmers on returning to their home 

 beheld with sorrow and rage the body of their dead 

 companion, and started in pursuit of Sedna and her 

 father. 



" Flying with swift and vengeful wing across the 

 seas they speedily overtook the two fugitives, and 

 intent upon their revenge they caused a mighty 

 storm to blow. Giant waves rose and threatened 

 to engulf Sedna and her father. The father, 

 thinking only of his own safety, cast the unfortu- 

 nate girl overboard, but she clung desperately to 

 the gunwale of the boat with both hands. 



