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those who still remain alive in the several uterine families (ohvva- 

 chira); the reason that it shall thus come to pass is that then their 

 minds will slowly become settled again. 



At that time, they then said, "What thing, then, shall we proceed 

 to do to make it possible that there shall be clans? " Now, again, the 

 Elder Ones considered the matter, repeatedly; they attempted to 

 supplement (or expand) the proposition, such as it was proposed by the 

 Young Man. It was a very long time; they held several sessions in 

 the discussion of this matter. They did not succeed in forming a sys- 

 tem wherein divers clans should exist. At that time, the Elder Ones 

 said, "Now, verily, we personally have failed to do the work which 

 was given us, to study out all that was lacking in the propositions 

 such as they were evolved by the Young Man. So then, perhaps, it 

 would result in good that we give back to him the matter, so then we 

 should again give to him alone the whole matter. Then he himself 

 should complete all the things which are still lacking. Verily, it is 

 now manifest in the midst of us, that he possesses much thinking 

 power. So then it would perhaps result in good, should we fully 

 deliver up the matter to him. Now we will turn over to him all the 

 power in the matter. Now, he himself will complete the task." 



At that time, now, they invited the Yomig Man, and now they, the 

 Elder Ones, said, "Now behold this, thence it has come, through cus- 

 tomarj" sanctions, that we have agreed together to invite thee; and 

 the reason is, that now we have failed to expand the outline of the 

 matter beyond the place where thou didst close thy expressed ideas. 

 So then, we now return all that which thou hadst given us. So then, 

 we give back to thee the whole matter. Now, we give it up to thee. 

 Now, then, thou wilt arrange what shall be done in what thou sayest 

 that there must be divers clans in existence. Now, then, we give up 

 the executive power. Now, then, thou wilt fully complete the matter 

 henceforward." At that time, the Young Man said, "It is true, verily, 

 that it is necessary that this matter should be completed. Indeed, 

 verily, it is a fact that there is something lacking when day after day 

 there exists an unadjusted thing, also night after niglit there exists an 

 unadjusted matter, we are separatrng one from another, continually, 

 here upon the earth. And that, then, is the cause that the imperfect 

 thing shall })e attended to. It is true, then, that in the manner in 

 which you have fixed it, it shall come to pass. So then, to-morrow, 

 when the sun will be in mid-sky, then, the entire body of people must 

 assemble themselves together; at that time I shall attempt to have it 

 so come to pass that I shall arrange matters, so that there shall be in 

 existence divers clans. So then, it will come to pass that the part 

 made up of the persons of the female sex will be the principal one 

 in this matter. Verily, there is the place that controls in the birth of 

 new human beings here upon the earth. So then, she who is the Eldest 



