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sounded, but still he was dead. This time the}' went to war they 

 disappeared for a long time. 



As soon as they had gone, their sister saw that they had forgotten 

 the box. B}^ means of that they used to destroy many people. Thej- 

 had disappeared. 



Then they brought out the box, and his sister, along with their 

 wives, went after them. After the}- had gone on for a while, [they 

 came to where] cedar bark grew, and they pulled it off; and the}^ for- 

 got they had gone out to give assistance. And, after they had gone on 

 for a while longer, thev remembered they had come out to help them. 

 That is why women talk themselves into forgetfulness. 



After that they went back. But now they went straight along. 

 Then people came out from the town to kill them. And, when they 

 got close to them, they pulled off the box cover, a strong wind arose, 

 and the sea burned. So she destroyed the people. Then they went 

 away, and she pulled her brother off from where he was stuck in the 

 groimd, spit medicine upon him, and brought him to life. At that 

 time he went away with them. There was no way of knowing where 

 to look for the other brothers. 



After they had returned he who was left-handed went far inland. 

 Something also took away the l)ox from them'. After he had gone on 

 for a while, he came to a lake far inland. After having sat near it for 

 a while, he saw something come out of it. It made a noise, and its 

 voice sounded loud. It alwa3's came to the surface at one spot. 



He had a stone ax with him. He chopped down a cedar and split it 

 between its two heads. Then he put a crosspiece in it and tied a 

 twisted cedar rope to it." And he pushed it out to the place where it 

 (the creature) came out. After he had looked at it for a while, he 

 pulled the crosspiece out with the twisted cedar rope, and something 

 was caught in it. He pulled it ashore. 



Then he began to skin it. Every time he tried, the Forest-people^ 

 [saidj he had better not do it. By and by he cut it open upon the 

 breast and skinned it. And he dried it. This was Loon, they say. 



Then he put it on. When he dived under water with it on, he saw 

 all the things far out under water. He came up, got out of it, put it 

 into his armpit, and came out with it toward the sea. 



After he had gone along for a while, he came to a town. After he 

 had been there for a while, he married a woman of the place. When 

 the}' had lived there for a while, they went up the Nass for eulachon. 

 He also went with his father-in-law. On the wa}^ they camped for a 

 while. The}' were very hungr}-. 



Then he went behind the place where they were camping, entered 

 his loon skin, and went under water with it on. Under water were 

 two hair seals. He took one and l)rought it up. Then he stowed it 

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