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tlitit I lost my way." At that time he .said: •" Tho place that I inul indi- 

 i-ated i.s t'ar. But thy person it> so endowed with magic potenee. thou 

 hast immanent in thee so much orenda that it causes thy pace to he 

 swift. Verily, so soon as thou arrivest at the river, thou shalt cross 

 it and also shalt pass on." At that time the maiden said: •"Oh. my 

 father, now I depart." " So be it. Moreover, do thou take courage," 

 .said the dead man-lieing- in reply. Now she again descended and 

 agtiin went into the lodge. 



Thciv then she placed her basket of bread on her back by means of 

 the forehead strap. It was early in the morning when she departed. 

 She had been traveling some time when she was surprised to hear a 

 man-being speak to her, saying: "Do thou stand, \erily." She did 

 not stop. Aurora Borealis it w'as who was tiilkiug. She had passed 



ge'^he' 



1 it think 



non'we' 



tlie place 



disaeiinofi'de". 



>;o thou art masical 

 (hast orenda 1. 



he" "'sit)"' 



there thou 

 arrive.'il 



doflgo'Vl; 

 wilt im.*^ on 



tea"' tge"*hio"'hwad!i'die 



the there it river has its 



where 



wa'giidiii'da ' 'do" 



I lost my way 

 (my person)." 



hewagntv'do"'. 



Tho''ge" 



At that 

 (time) 



Ne"tho' 



There 



na le 



that it i 



(it is) 



wa"he""hcn'': 



he it said : 



gai'honnia'"ha" 



it it causes 



tea'' 



gwa 



seem- 



tca ' 



tea" 



na le 



that 



(it is) 



non'we' 



the place 



gai'hoiinia'iia' 



it it causes 



■■ I'no 



•Far thi 



(it is) whe 



nisaia'dat'go' 



so thy body (is) 

 magically potent 



(ianio'' 



So soon 



tea" 



hi'ia' 



tge"'hio"'hwtida'dio' 



there it river has it course 



ni"." Tho"ge* ne" eksa'go'na" 



At that 



(time) 



the 



de"sia''hia"k 



thou wilt cross 

 river 



wa'a'heii" 



she it said : 



rilv 



e sa- 



thou 



G'ni'ha"', 



• Mv father. 



o ne 



wiX'ga'defi'diiV. 



I depart." 



"Nio"' 



■So be it. 



hawe""he'io"". 



he is dead. 



nho"sa'ie"\ 



thither again 



O'ne"- 



she 



O'ne"- 



Xow 



ne"'tho' 



there 



Djia'ke"' df',' 



Do thou more- 



lake counige, over," 



dondaio"'kwe'ne"''da', 



thence she descended. 



o'ha"'gwa" 



it bread 



ni'ha'weiT 



so he said 

 in reply 



ne 



the 



gano sgon wa 



it lodge in 



wa'ontge"dat. 



she bore it bylhe fore- 

 head-strap onher back. 



He^'ge-'djik o'ne"* go'den'dion". Gain'gwa" nwa'oiinis'he' oiitha' 



Early in th' 

 morning 



hi'ne 



travel- 

 ing 



da'hadii'dii 



thence he spoki 



o ne 



now 



she departed. 



WiVofidieiT'ha" 



so (long) it lasted 



gwa 



she was seemingly 



siirprised 



i"ha'do"k: "*Desda"nha' hi'ia 



he kept ' Ho thoH .stand verilv 



on gwc" 



mau- 



gothofi'de' 



she it heard 



tea'' 



Hii 



Hodoiini 



saying: 



nil'ie' 



that 



thot'ha". 



thence he is 

 talking. 



Gain'gwa' 



Somewhat 



da'deiagoda"!". 



she did stop. 



godongo''di' 



she passed on 



