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702. Verily, at that time and place, it has been said, in this house, 



703. The Ho°'-ga, a people who possess seven fireplaces, spake to 



one another, 



704. Saying: O, younger brothers, 



705. The little ones have nothing of which to make their bodies. 



706. Whereupon the Ho^'-ga Wa'-tse-ga-wa 



707. Quickly went forth 



708. To the Yellow Boulder, that sitteth firmly upon the earth. 



709. Close to the Yellow Boulder he paused and stood. 



710. Then, in haste, he returned to his elder brothers, to whom he 



said: 0, elder brothers, 



711. A grandfather of ours sits yonder, O, elder brothers. 



712. Then the elder brothers spake to one another, saying: O, younger 



brothers, 



713. Our younger brother 



714. Tells us a grandfather of ours sits yonder. 



715. Then with heads bent thitherward 



716. They set forth with quickened footsteps 



717. To the Yellow Boulder that sitteth firmly upon the earth. 



718. Around it they gathered, close to it they stood and spake rev- 



erently, 



719. Saying: O, grandfather, 



720. O, grandfather, they said to it, 



721. The little ones have nothing of which to make their bodies. 



722. Verily, at that time and place, it has been said, in this house, 



723. The Yellow Boulder spake, saying: You say the little ones have 



nothing of which to make their bodies. 



724. I am a person of whom the little ones may well make their 



bodies. 



725. I am difficult to be overcome by death. 



726. When the little ones make of me their bodies, 



727. They also shall always be difficult to overcome by death. 



728. Verily, at that time and place, it has been said, in this house, 



729. He spake again, saying; Even the malevolent gods in their 



destructive course 



730. Pass by me in divergent lines, leaving me unmolested. 



731. When the little ones make of me their bodies, 



732. The malevolent gods shall always pass by, leaving them 



unmolested: 



733. Verily, at that time and place, it has been said, in this house, 



734. He continued: Even the malevolent gods 



735. Stumble and fall when they happen to strike against me. 



736. Wlien the little ones make of n:o their bodies, 

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