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so that he became ugly as at first. He did not feel the change, and 
he knew nothing of it, nor did the woman know anything about it until 
the next morning. As soon as the woman saw whom she was sleeping 
with she left for her home, and was as ashamed as she could be. When 
Wrist-Guard-on-each-Wrist woke again this wife was gone, his powers 
and presents were all taken away from him, and he was again an ugly 
and crippled boy. 
Long afterward Wrist-Guard-on-each-Wrist thought that he would 
go back to the mountain and get back his powers; but when he visited 
the place there was no sign of anybody to take pity upon him, for he 
had lost all of his powers through foolish thoughts. Wrist-Guard-on- 
each-Wrist lived a long while. He was always ugly and crippled and 
never got any more aid of any kind. 
