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25. Put it upon his brow and stood upright. 



26. He wandered from place to place as the god of day ascended to 



a point between the eastern horizon and the zenith; 



27. He wandered from place to place as the god of day ascended to 



the middle of heaven ; 



28. Still he wandered from place to place as the god of day descended 



to a point midway between the zenith and the western 

 horizon. 



29. Then, in the evening of the day, 



30. He came to a great spring where he paused and spake, saying: 



31. Even in this spot, witliin this spring itself, may be an abiding 



place of the god of mysteries. 



32. He removed from his brow the sign of vigil, the consecrated 



soil of the earth. 



33. Then, with head inclined to the right, 



34. He fell prone to the earth, where he lay outstretched, 



35. And Wa-ko"'-da made the eyes of the youth to close in sleep. 



36. Night passed. The god of day struck the heavens with a pale 



light, 



37. The young brother arose and took that which was made sacred, 



38. Put it upon lus brow and stood upright. 



39. He wandered from place to place as the god of day ascended to 



a point midway between the eastern horizon and the zenith: 



40. He wandered from place to place as the god of day ascended to 



the middle of heaven; 



41. Still he wandered from place to place as the god of day descended 



to a point midway between the zenith and the western 

 horizon ; 



42. Then, in the evening of the day, 



43. He came to a great elm tree where he paused and spake, saying: 



44. Even in this spot, within this tree itself, may be an abiding 



place of the god of mysteries. 



45. He removed from his brow the sign of vigil, the sacred soil of 



the earth. 



46. Then, with head inclined to the right, 



47. He fell prone to the earth where he lay outstretched, 



48. And Wa-ko"'-da made the eyes of the youth to close in sleep. 



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



50. At the beginning of the day, 



51. The young brother arose and took that which was made sacred, 



52. Put it upon his brow and stood upright. • 



53. He wandered from place to place as the god of day ascended to 



a point midway between the eastern horizon and the zenith; 



