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ments io coming here. In the tirst place, however, 1 will that these 

 here, ye my children, severally shall amuse yourselves somewhat by 

 running a race. 1 have a flute for which ye shall contend one with 

 another, whereby ye shall enjoy yourselves. And I say that _ve shall 

 make a circuit of this earth here present, and also that ye shall take 

 this flute." So now they stood at the line whence they should start. 

 Now the visiting youth said: "I desire that here shall stand he, the 

 Defender" [the False-face, He-defends-them], that he may aid me." 

 Truly, it thus came to pass; the Defender came and stood there. 

 And now. moreover, the youth .said: ''And I say that thou must put 

 forth thj' utmost speed for that 1 am going to trail th}- tracks." So 

 now truly it did thus come to pass that at all times they two [males] 

 were in the lead throughout the entire distance covered in making the 

 circuit [of the earth]. As soon as they started running he trailed him, 

 and the pace was swift. In a short time now they made a circuit of 

 it. Much did they two [males] outfoot the other two. Now he that 



honwa"nI: 



• Nio^'. 



'So be it. 



Do'ge"s ne"''ho" 



Truly thus 



Ne" gwa" ia'e' i'' 



That seem- in the I 



ingly lirst place 



nen'gen' gwaawii'kshon'o" 



this it is I am parent of you 



children 



ne" ieo'dawas'tha' ne"' 



the one uses it for blow- that 

 ing (a flute), 



don'nia't. Ne" 



That 



ne 



e"tgenno"''do 



I it will will 



e"gi'waie'is na"ot se'he'die'. 



I will fulfill the such kind thoudesirest 

 matter of thing in coming. 



osthofi' e"swatga'nie' 



it little ye will nmuse 



yourselves 



de"swene""dat. Agie"" 



ye will run (a 

 race). 



e"swasge"ha' ne'' 



ye it will contend that 



ne 



1 it have 



e"swaden- 



selves. 



ne"kho' 



that and 



o'ne"' I 



now 



waefi'' 



he it said 



ne'kho' 



here 



•'•ho- 



daa'da't no 



neii'gen' he" ioeii'djade', 



this it is 



vher 



it earth i 

 present, 



Da'. 



ne" ieo'dawas'tha'. 



the one uses it for blow- So, 



ing (a flute)." 



e"thenne"".sga'. Da', o'ne"" 



they (m.) will start So, now 



from the line. 



ne" dewagadoendjofi'ni' 



the it me is necessary for 



Shagodiowe'go'wa ne" 



He Them Defends that 



(He Whirlwind) 



ne 



aagia'dagie'- 



he should aid 



Shagodiowe'go'wa. 



tie Them Defends 

 (He Whirlwnid) 



"•ho- 



O'ne"- 



" Ne" no 



"That Ih 



it is 



Da', o'ne" 



So, now 



(V'tsadia'noilt 



thou mvist exert 

 thy best speed 



do'ge"s ne"'ho' 



it is true thus 



na awe 



so it came 

 to pa.ss: 



di'q 



more- 

 over 



ne" I 



[e"'ho' 



there 



o'tha'da't 



he stood 



ne" 



the 



waen 



he it said 



hak.sa"dase"a' : 



he youth: 



eVoiiia'nonda'." 



na'a'we"" ne" diiawe''"o"'' hiien'de' 



iiThis is theSenci 



• for the Hadu"l' of the Onondagas. 



