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53. TWO MAGIC CHARMS 



given by Nakitilik. 



1) "^Kajak agerpok agdlaligseuak anagorgona analigtisisok'\ 



This charm is chanted the first time a boy gets a kaiak. The 

 meaning of tlie words is: "There comes a kaiak which has some- 

 thing with it; it must be one who is coming to rescue". 



2) ^^Ja — ia — a — a — apangivara narnetigiuara, 

 "ia — ia — a — a — ajorunardlugo makisatelerdlogd". 



This charm is chanted over sick persons, and contains the wish 

 that "the great kaiak may come and cure tlie sick woman". 



54. A MAGIC CHARM. 



"/ — a, i — a, kuta, kuta, sernekuta^ sernekuta; 



'Ч —a i — a, kuta, kuta, ertepikakuta ; 



'^i — a, i — a, kuta, kuta, ertepikakuta, i — a, i — a." 



This charm Uitinak learnt from a man who is now dead. He 

 recites it in a subdued mystic tone. He has used it once when he 

 was ill, and had been ill for ten days, and was near dying. Four 

 days after he recovered. The meaning of the words is unknown. 

 That the charm may not lose its power, it must only be used in 

 times of peril. I paid for hearing it, otherwise it would have lost 

 its power. 



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