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said, “I am hungry,’’ and some said, “I am cold,” and some said, 
“Tam hot.” And, it is said, when they were poured the fourth time 
on it for them, each one ceased uttermg any sound. It was indeed 
quiet. Then, ‘You may go out,” they were told. Then they went 
out one by one. They felt very clean. Then, it is said, likewise 
others crawled in. There was just enough room for all the men to 
enter. 
Then, it is said, again they began to be told: “Let not anyone go 
out before time. If anyone goes out he will die. It will not be long, 
only a little while,” they were told. “I am going to pour water on it 
four times,” they were told. “All right,” they said among them- 
selves. Then a talk was begun to be made for them: “O, our grand- 
father, so be it. Now, so be it, you will kick out, so be it, of these 
your grandchildren, so be it, the disease, so be it,” it was told. Then, 
it is said, at once water was poured on it for them. Then they began 
to wail. Then, it is said, some shouted, saying all kinds of things. 
After (the water) had been poured on it the fourth time, they no 
longer uttered a sound. ‘“‘ Now, you all may go out,” they were told. 
Then they went out one by one. The same happened to these 
fellows. They felt very clean, and they were in very good health. 
Then, it is said, the women were told, “‘ Now also it is your turn.” 
‘All right,” they said among themselves. They went over there. 
Then, it is said, ‘ You will all sit there entirely naked,” they were told. 
“You must even take off your skirts in there,” they were told. It was 
suddenly very darkin there. After they had all done that, ‘‘ You will 
sit on your clothes,” they were told. ‘All right,” they answered. 
Then he told them, ‘‘ Now, women, do not go out prematurely. You 
will make your lives wretched if you go out before time. You will 
die,” he said to them. “This will not be long; this will be only a 
little while. I shall pour water on this stone four times. And I am 
not going in. I shall merely put my hand in,” he told them. “All 
right,’ the women said among themselves. 
Then a talk was begun to be made for them. ‘“O our grandfather, 
so be it, now, so be it, you will kick out of these, so be it, your grand- 
children, so be it, the disease, so be it,”’ that was the way the talk was 
made for them. Then, itds said, at once (water) was poured on it for 
them. Then verily, it is said, the women made a great noise. They 
said all kinds of things. Just exactly what the men had said was 
what they said. But, it is said, the women screamed just as loud as 
they could. Some of them even wept. Then, it is said, after (water) 
was poured on it four times for them, then they no longer uttered a 
noise. 
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