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crush them. Now, the oldest brother, it is said, watched them ; 

 and when he saw that nothing happened to injure his brothers, he 

 began to run after them. The younger brothers turned from their 

 safe place to encourage him ; but the sky came down on the sun's 

 road and crushed him, but they saw his spirit (notwai'sha^) shoot 

 by quickly. The brothers felt sad. 



On the other side of the sky everything is different, so it is said. 

 Before the brothers was a large hill ; and when they had ascended 

 it, they saw a very large village in the distance. A man came run- 

 ning toward them. He was in the distance ; but he came nearer, 

 and he called out, " Come ! " It was their elder brother. " How 

 did you come so quickly, brother? " they asked. " We did not see 

 you come." 



The brother answered only, " I was late." He passed by on a 

 road. 



An old man came walking toward them. He was youthful and 

 his body was strong, but his hair was long and white. He was an 

 old man. His face was wise-looking, and he seemed a chief. 



'' I am the father of the people in the Above-the-Sky-Place," he 

 said. '' Haweni'io' is my son. I wish to advise you because I have 

 lived here a long time. I have always lived here, but Haweni'io' was 

 born of the woman on the island. When you see Haweni'io', call 

 quickly, ' Niawe^'^skano'"' !' If you fail to speak first, he will say, 

 ' You are mine,' and you will be spirits, as your brother is." 



The brothers proceeded and saw a high house made of white 

 bark. They walked up the path to the door. A tall man stepped 

 out quickly, and the brothers said, '' Niawe^'^skano""' ! " and the 

 great man said, '' Doge^s', I have been watching you for a long 

 time." The brothers entered the house. Now, when they were in 

 the house, the man said, " In what condition are your bodies ? " 

 The brothers answered, " They are fine bodies." The great man 

 answered, " You do not speak the truth. I am Haweni'io', and I 

 know all about your bodies. One of you must lie down, and I will 

 purify him, and then the other." 



One brother lay down, and Haweni^io* placed a small shell to his 

 lips, and put it on the brother's mouth. He also tapped him on the 

 neck, and sealed the shell with clay. He began to skin the brother. 

 He took apart the muscles, and then scraped the bones. He took 

 out the organs and washed them. Then Haweni'io' built the man 

 again. He loosened the clay and rubbed his neck. He did this with 

 both brothers ; and they sat up, and said, '' It seems as if we had 



