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quantity of shells fell out. So then Dekanawida said, " My younger 

 brother, I shall string eight more strands because there must be 

 eight parts to my address to you." So then Hayonhwatha per- 

 mitted the stringing of the shells and Dekanawida made the strings 

 I / ^ so that in all there were jthirteen strings and bound them in four 

 bunches. These must be used to console the one who has lost by 

 , death a near relative. "My younger brother, the thirteen strings 

 vj { V are now ready on this horizontal pole. I shall use them. I shall 

 address you. This is all that is necessary in your case." 



So then he took one bunch off the pole and held it in his hand 

 while he talked. While he talked one after another he took them 

 down and gave one to Hayonhwatha after each part of his address. 



The words that he spoke when he addressed Hayonhwatha were 

 ^eignjt of the thirteen condolences. 



When the eight ceremonial addresses had been made by Dekana- 

 wida the mind of Hayonhwatha was made clear. He was then satis- 

 fied and once more saw things rightly. ^^,j___^^^^ 

 J , Dekanawida then said, " My younger brother, these thirteen, 

 strings of shell are now completed. In the future they shall be used 

 in this way : They shall be held in the hand to remind the speaker 

 of each part of his address, and as each part is finished a string 

 shall be given to the bereaved chief (Royaneh) on the other side of 

 the fire. Then shall the Royaneh hand them back one by one as he 

 addresses a reply ; it then can be said, ' I have now become even 

 with you.' " 



Dekanawida then said, " My junior brother, your mind being 

 cleared and you being competent to judge, we now shall make our 

 laws and when all are made we shall call the organization we have 

 formed the Great Peace. It shall be the power to abolish war and 

 robbery between brothers and bring peace and quietness. 



"As emblems of our Royoneh titles we shall wear deer antlers 

 and place them on the heads of Royaneh men." 



Hayonhwatha then said, " What you have said is good, I do 

 agree." 



Dekanawida said, " My younger brother, since you have agreed 

 I now propose that we compose our Peace song. We shall use it 

 on our journey to pacify Adodarhoh. When he hears it his mind 

 shall be made straight. His mind shall then be like that of other 

 men. This will be true if the singer remembers and makes no error 

 in his singing from the beginning to the end, as he walks before 

 Adodarhoh." 



