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manage to crawl stealthih' into the shelters or lodges he might find, 

 and he would also find the inmates lying asleep and their garments 

 hanging on the supports of the structures. 



In making such a reconnaissance one of the spies found the inmates 

 asleeji, and he saw that their garments, which wei-e of stone, were set 

 up against the trees which stood near by. He was surprised by one 

 of these sleepers arising and saying to him : " What are you doing 

 here? What do you want ?" The spy replied : " I do not want any- 

 thing; I intend nothing; I want peace." But the other person said 

 to him: " You intend, as you know, to kill all persons who may fall 

 into your power; so you and I shall fight. That is verily what you 

 and your companions are doing on your way here; you come with 

 the intention of fighting all persons whom you do not fear. To-mor- 

 row at midday you and I shall meet face to face yonder in a place 

 not far from here, in a valley which is very deep and has very high 

 cliffs. You shall enter it from one entrance and I from the other, 

 and there in the valley we shall meet." He said this and ceased 

 speaking. The spy replied : " So let it be." 



Having returned to the camp of his companions, the spy told what 

 he had seen, saying : " I have seen a distressing sight. I saw beings 

 who had assumed human forms and actions but who were not human. 

 I saw their clothes, which were stone in material,^^* set up against 

 the trees about their camp. One of their number arose and said to 

 me, 'What are your intentions? ' I replied, ' Nothing; only peace;' 

 but he as quickly said : ' You desire to kill all persons who may fall 

 into your power; so to-morrow at midday in a valley that is near 

 here, and that is very deep, we, you and I, shall meet; you must enter 

 it from the opjoosite side, and I shall enter it from this side ; then you 

 and I shall fight.' I do not think that we have the ability to o\er- 

 come and kill these people. They are numerous, forming a large 

 body." 



The chief of the little party remained silent, thinking over the 

 situation. Finally he said : " By means of a sacrifice we must ask Him 

 who has made our lives to aid us in the coming battle. Moreover, 

 we shall use in the sacrifice of prayer native tobacco, which I shall 

 now cast on the fire." Then he took from his pouch native tobacco, 

 which he cast on the fire with the following words : " Thou who hast 

 made our lives, give most attentive ear to the thing I am about to 

 say. Now we are about to die. Do Thou aid us to the utmost of Thy 

 power. Thou, ruler, it was Thou who gavest us this native tobacco; 

 it is this that I am now employing. Here, take it; it is offered to 

 Thee. Thou hast promised us that Thou wilt always be listening 

 wken we ask in prayer by sacrifice. Now, it matters not whether Thou 

 Thyself shall stand here, or whether it shall come by the way of a 

 dream, do Thou tell us fullv what we must do in this crisis which 



