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" Then answered the messengers, ' What you say is true. The 

 man was the punisher and his delight is to see people filled with 

 strong drink.' ' 



So they said and he said. Eniaiehuk. 



THE JOURNEY OVER THE GREAT SKY-ROAD 

 SECTION 82 



" ' Now another message. 



" ' Now it is the time for our departure. We shall now go on a 

 journey and then you shall see the coming of the fourth messenger, 

 the journey of our friends and the works of the living of earth. 

 More, you will see the house of the punisher and the lands of our 

 Creator.' " 



So they said. Eniaiehuk. 



section 83 



" ' Now another message. 



" Suddenly as they looked, a road slowly descended from the 

 south sky 1 and came to where they were standing. Now thereon 

 he saw the four tracks of the human race going in one direction. 

 The footprints were all of different sizes from small to great. Now 

 moreover a more brilliant light than the light of earth appeared." 



So they said. Eniaiehuk. 



section 84 



' Now they said unto him, ' We will tarry here a while in order 

 that you may see.' 



" Now as he watched and believed, he saw a large woman sitting 

 there. Now the woman was grasping frantically at all things within 

 her reach, and it seemed that she could not stand because of her 

 great size. That was what he saw. 



" Then they said to him, ' What did you see? ' 



" He answered, ' It is hard to say. I saw a woman sitting and 

 she was large of size and snatching at everything about her. I am 

 of the opinion that she can not rise.' So he answered when he 

 spoke. 



" Then the messengers answered, ' It is true. That which you 

 saw was the evil of stinginess. She can not stand and thus she will 



1 The great sky-road of the Gai'wiio' is the milky way. The souls of the 

 dead are supposed to journey over the broad band and divide at the forks. 

 The multitude of stars are thought to be the footprints of the dead. 



