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once more together?" Sapling replied, saying: '"Truly, it shall thus 

 come to pa.ss. Moreover, I will appoint the place of meeting to be the 

 place where the earth is divided in two." And Flint was able to come 

 forth from the tire. At that time then Sapling went thither, going to 

 the point designated l)y him. He arrived there, and, moreover, he 

 stood there and looked aroiuid him. He looked and saw afar a cloud 

 floating awaj' whereon Flint was standing. Sapling said: "What 

 manner of thing has come to pass that thou art departing hence away ? " 

 Flint answered: "I myself did not will it." Sapling said: "Do thou 

 come thence, hitherward." At that time the cloud that was floating 

 away returned, and again approached the place where Sapling stood. 

 Then this one said: "How did it happen that it started away ? " Flint, 

 replying, said: " It is not possible that I personalty should have willed 



he""hen": " Do'ge"s ne''tho" ne"iawe""ha\ Ne''tho" di" wa'gna'do"'' 



t it said; "Itislnie there so it will come There more- I it ap>poiiit 



to pass. over 



tea"' deio"'hwendjio'ge"' ne"tho' de"diada"nha ." Wahagwe'nia' 



^■i the two it earth is divided in there thou and I will He was able to 



where meet." do it 



ne"' O'ha'a' da'haiage""nhir tea'' odji.sdagon'wa'. Tho"'ge' 



'' the It Flint thence he emerged the it fire in. At that 



where time 



o'ne"" ne''tho' he'hawe'noii' ne" Odeiidofini'Ti" tea" noii'we' 



"t now there there he went the It Saplini? the the place 



where 



ni"honna''do"\ AVa'ha'io"' ne''tho' di"' wa"thada"'nha" wa'thatga'- 



O there he it has He arrived there more- lie stoofl he looked 



appointed. over about 



don'nio"'. Wa'ha'ge"' i'no"' wa"o''dendion'ha'die'' wa'o'dji'gii'die' 



6 repeatedly. He it saw far thither it is going along thither it cloud is 



lit is) going on 



ne"tho' hada'die" ne'' O'hii'ii'. Odendonni"a' wii'he"'hen": 



i tliere he is riding the It Flint. It Sapling heitsaid: 



on it 



" Ho't nonwa"ho"de"'' nwsi"awe"'iia' tea'' we'sa'dendiofi'ha'die'T' 



S "What kind of thing so it came to the thither thf»u art going 



(it is) ' pass where along?" 



Wa he"'hen'' ne" O^ha'a': " Hiia" ne"' i"' dagenno""'do"'.'' 



9 Heitsaid the It Flint; "Not the I I it willed." 



(it is) 



Wa'he"'hen'' ne" Odendonni"a': " Ga'e' iia" donda"se'." 



10 Heitsaid the It Sapling; "Hither tliat thence do 



nne thou come." 



Tho"ge' o'ne"' sawak'da' tea'' o'dji'gil'die", ne"tho' saga'io" 



.\t that now again it the it cloud is float- there again it 



time turned back where ing along. arrived 



tea" nofl'we" ni'ha'da' ne"' Odendonni"a'. O'ne"' nefi'ge"' 



the the place there he is the It Sapling. Now this one 



where standing 



wahe^'hen": "Ho't nwa'awe"''ha' tea" wawa'deii'diaT' WiV- 



lo heitsaid; "What so it came to the it started?" He 



(is it) pass where onward 



he"'hen" ne" O'ha'a" da'hadadia': "Hiia" de'a'wet ni"a' 



14 it said the It Flint he spoke in " Not it is possi- the I 



reply; (it is) ble jiersonally 



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