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oit'iida: ■"Verily, it is good that thou. Flint, shouldst ceasp thy work. 

 It is a direful thing, verily, that has come to pass." He did not consent 

 to stop. Then Sajjling- said: '' It is a marvelously great matter wherein 

 thou hast erred in not obeying me when I forbade thy working." At 

 that time Flint said: "I will not stop working, because I believe that 

 it is necessary for me to work." Then Sapling said: ''Moreover, I 

 now forsake thee. Hence wilt thou go to the place where the earth is 

 divided in two. Moreover, the place whither thou wilt go is a fine place." 

 At that time he cast him down, and he fell backward into the depths 

 of the earth. There a tire was burning, and into the fire he fell supine; 

 it was exceedingly hot. After a while Flint said: "Oh, Sapling! Thou 

 wouldst consent, wouldst thou not, that thou and I should converse 



wagio"de' swa'djik' ge'he" deiodo"'hwendiio"hwi' tea" wagio"- 



1 am at work because lam it is necessary the I am at 



(too much) thinking where work." 



de'." Tho"ge' o'ne"' ne" Odendonni"a' wa"he"'hefi": "O'ne"' 



At that (time) now the It Sapling he it said: "Now 



(time) 



gofi'wa' 

 ne''tho' 



there 



cast down 



iie"'tho' he'hodaga"!'. Ne"tho' diiodek'hii' odjisdagou'wa' 



there there he fell There there it is burn- it fire in 



supine. ing 



he'hodaga"i'. Heiawengo"di' o'dai"hen". Gain'gwa' 



There it surpass- it is hot. Some 



ing is (time) 



ne" O'ha'ii': " Odeiidoiini'Ti', 



the It Flint: "It Sapling, 



there he fell 

 supine. 



nwa'onni'she' W!i'he"'hen 



so it lasted he it said 



long 



a'sathofi'dat-khfi"' 'a'so"' 



thou wouldst wouldst still 



consent 



tho 



donsednitha'en' f" 



oiu'c again thou and I 

 should converse together? 



Odeiidofiiii' 



It Sapling 



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