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pleased. He said: " Now I toll you both that, in peace, without 

 ceasing' ye both must hold one the other dear. Thou wilt do evil 

 shouldst thou address unkind words to the one who abides with thee 

 in this particular place. And, next in turn, he addressed the male 

 human man-being, .saying: "Do not thou ever come to di.slike her 

 witii whom thou dost abide. The two human mr.n-beings that I have 

 made are sufficient. The ohwachira [blood-family, offspring of one 

 mother] which ye two will produce will till the whole eartii." Then 

 he again sepai'ated from them. 



It thus came to pass that he noticed that his l)rother, Flint, was at 

 work far away. Then he ordered one, saying: "Go thou after him 

 who is at work yonder; he is my l)rothei-, Flint." At that time a per- 

 son went thither, and said: "" 1 liavc come for thee. Thy brother. 



de'hiadadwennaa"senk. Tho"ge' o'ne"' agwa's wahatcennoii'nia' 



they conversed togetlii-T At thiit now \'ery lie was glad 



repeatedly. (time) 



ne"' Odefidonni'Ti". Walie"'hen"': " O'nc'" sken'no"' wa'- 



Ihe ItSiii>linK. He it said: "Now peaceful I 



(itisi 



giatho'ic"' tea'' heiotgofida"'gwi" de"tciadadnoe""khwak. K"sei'- 



yim two tell tile hence it is unending ye two will each other TIhiu 



where (unceasing) hold dear. 



hwane'a'gwii' dogtVl ne"' gawcfina'het'ge"" 



gado'ge"" dcsni"'den\ 



it is a certain ye two abide.' 

 (place) 



we""has w;i'he"'hen"' 



addressed he it said: 



the 



ord, 



e"'he"seri'"ha> 



thou her wilt sav t 



the 



Na'ie' o'^'ke"' ne" 



That next in tin- 



• (it is) time 



'''A''gwi' hwefi'do" 



■liuitiiot ever 



hadji'na' wa'ho- 



lie male he him 



rrslieshw:'i'hc"'"h:l'' 



thou shouldst hate 

 her 



ne" de'sni"den". Ne"tho" ha'degaie'i" degni" w.Vtge'sefi'nia'' 



the ye two abide There justitissuf- two it I them two 



together. lieient is have made 



ne" oii'gwe'. I)e"ga'hen"nhiV tea" niio"'hwen'djiiX'. na'ie' ne" 



the human It will become the so it earth i.s large, that the 



Ijeingts). tilled where , (it is) 



i's e"tciathwadjien'nia\'" O'nt"'"" d('shorinadekha'''sion'. 



ye ye two will make Now again they (m.) have 



ohwachira." separated themselves, 



Ne"tho" di" niiawt''""!" tea" o'ni'^"' WiVhatdo'ga" tea" .si" 



There njore- so it came the now he it noticed the yon- 



over to i)a.ss where wlien- "der 



thoio"de' ne" de'hiade"'hnofi'di"i" ne" O'ha'a'. O'lie"" wa'ha- 



there he is the they two are brothers the It Flint. Now he one 



working 



de"''nha."nhiV wirht^"'h("'n": '•Hetchi'hn<)"'kse" ne" si'' thoio"de" 



commanded he if said: ■ There iro ye alter him the you- there he is 



der working 



deiagiade'"hnon'd;r ne" O'ha'a'." Tho"ge' o'ne"' ne"tho'' 



one I are brothers the It Flint." At that now there 



time 



nhwa'lie" ne" .shaiiVdudn 



thither lu 



the 



he is uue person 



wa'he"'hefi": " I)agon'hno"'kse' 



he it said: 



