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should you fall I shall be grieved as you have been kind 
to me ; this is all about the climbing of Tawaki. The 
old woman repeated the spell, Ascend Tawaki to the first 
heaven, to the second heaven, thence your origin, screw up 
your courage, this is the path of Tawaki the son of Hema. 
Tawaki has climbed to the first and second heaven, the road 
of Tawaki the road of Hema. Tawaki ascended up, he dis- 
guised his person and made it vile, he proceeded and was 
seen by his brothers-in-law, the men who were adzing a 
canoe ; they cried out, this is our old man, the man came up 
and remained by their side : when it was evening the men 
called out, Sir, carry the tools, will you ? they gave them to 
him. The old fellow said, Go on before, I can't walk so fast : 
he followed behind, and seizing the adze, polished off the 
prow even to the stern, and from the stern to the prow ; 
having finished both sides he carried the adzes and went on 
till he came to the Kainga ; he saw Hapai sitting with his 
daughter, and walked straight up to her, all exclaimed, You 
must not go there, you will be made tapu by the side of 
Hapai, but paying no attention to them, he went and sat 
down by her, until the day dawned. In the morning his 
wife's brethren called out, Sir, wont you carry the tools ? 
they all went together to work at the canoe ; when they 
came to it his wife's brethren stared and said, the canoe 
has got a different fashion, somebody else has been to it; 
who can have done it ? they remained until it was quite 
evening, then they again called to the old man, Come, 
Sir, and take up the tools. Yes, he replied, but loitered 
behind, and then returned and finished the canoe; when 
he went to the Kainga he walked straight up to the seat 
of Hapai and there sat down ; the next day they returned to 
their work ; the men again exclaimed with astonishment, 
and when it was evening they determined to discover the 
man who had adzed it ; they therefore went and concealed 
themselves amongst the tufts of grass. Soon after Tawaki 
came for his garments he had left behind, and dressed 
himself up with the greatest ca,re ; now when his wife's 
brethren saw him, they exclaimed, Oh it is the old fellow 
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