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very far before he overtook it and seized it. He brought it back 

 to the place where his host stood, who said to him, "Now, assuredly, 

 thy life has become a new thing — you have acquired the life of this 

 country. " 



While they two were yet speaking another man of the troop of 

 De'hae°'hyo'we'"s said, "I, too, desire to have the same thing per- 

 formed on my body and life; thou must remake my life, and I want 

 it done now. " 



His host directed him to lie down on the piece of bark as did the 

 other man; at once he proceeded in a manner similar to that followed 

 in the case of the first patient. It was not long before he was ready 

 to ask him to arise, having remade or refitted his life with new life 

 forces. Now the two men who had had their lives renewed felt that 

 they had acquired new life and that they were immeasurably more 

 delightful to have, and that the joy of living was refined. 



Now the remaining two men, seeing how desirable was the change 

 brought about in the bodies and lives of the other two men by having 

 them remodeled, said, "we, too, wish to have the same thing per- 

 formed on our lives that was wrought in the bodies and lives of our 

 two companions. So we ask you that this be done for us, too. " 



Then the host of the troop of De'hae'"hyo'we'"s proceeded to 

 renew and remodel the bodies and the lives of these two men. When 

 he had finished this task, he said to them, "Now, I have reformed 

 all your lives; I have finished everything that concerns and fits them 

 for this country. So we will now go to the lodge where you shall 

 remain as in your home while you are in this country. 



So the troop of De'hae'"hyo'we°'s and then- host started. They 

 walked leisurely along, noting the many strange things which 

 attracted their attention on every side. They had not gone very far, 

 however, before they reached a very large lodge, into which their 

 host led the party; therein they saw a very old woman, a Man 

 Being, who presided over it. Upon entering the lodge the host of 

 De'hae'"hyo"wt'°'s and his friends said to the old woman, "Now, 

 it is this matter. I have brought here those persons whom, I said, 

 would take up their abode here when they arrived in this country. 

 So now they shall remain with you under your care and keep. " 



Then the aged woman who was the mistress of the lodge replied, 

 saying, "It shall be even as you have said it. These, my grand- 

 children, shall be one with me in this lodge." 



Then, the Man Being who had brought the visitors there said, 

 "Now furthermore, as to myself I will go forth. Make yourselves 

 at home," and he at once left the lodge to attend to his other affairs. 

 Then, the mistress of the lodge who was very old said to her guests 

 to make them feel more at home, "I am now quite alone, you perceive, 

 in caring for the lodge, which is very large, as you see. The male 



