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have plenty to drink.” (As Qilaatuaq shouldered him away), he said: 
“Г shall drink first.” As he could not overpower him: “I shall also 
drink first.’"*) It was not to be emptied. Qilaatuaq drank of it, his 
son drank of it again, his great thumping brother-in-law also drank 
of it, and he emptied it. 41 
They were now (again) quite without drinking-water. His son 
said: “Qilaatuaq is learned in magic arts.” (Qilaatuaq) made never 
a sound. 99 His son said again: “He is learned in magic arts.” He 
was again silent.“ His great thumping brother-in-law said again: “Is 
Qilaatuag learned in magic arts?” — Qilaatuaq said: “Yes, I am, I am 
learned in magic arts?” on them (the dead) who come back again, 
on their return. Yes I am (became) learned in magic arts (at Nuja- 
lik?)” * (18) Near the edge of the steep side of the iceberg he recited 
a magic prayer. When he had repeated all the magic words to the 
end, he slid down the steep slope of the iceberg, (into the sea). 49 
When he came up to the surface he said: “Do I now look just like 
a bear?” — “Yes, you look quite like a bear.” ?9 His son also slid 
down (and) the son’s wife also slid down: they became three bears. @) 
(Qilaatuaq) said to his great thumping brother-in-law: “Now you slide 
down, too!” The great thumping brother-in-law began to lose courage, 
(but then) he slid down too, and fell into the water. ®9 He ducked 
under and held himself under. When he came up he said: “How 
now, do I look like a real walrus?” The others answered him: “Yes, 
you are not far from looking like a real walrus.’ 23) Across the hind 
part it was quite hairless. He again ducked under the water; when 
he came up he said again: “How now, do I look like a real walrus?” 
— “You are just on the point of being a walrus?” He ducked under 
again. @ The others lay in wait for him. He was heard coming up 
on the other side of the iceberg: “Chooh!” They waited for him; when 
he was heard breathing they followed the sound (and) caught sight 
of him coming пр. 2») Thereupon they began to chase him closing 
in on him in a chain toward the land. When they reached the (fast) 
ice one of them clambered up on the ice. ?9 The others (people ashore) 
began to walk over the ice towards them; people (from in there) 
began to have something strange to look at (and shouted): “A huge 
bear, a huge bear, a huge bear! Three huge bears, three huge, three 
huge.” Thereupon they crowded around them.®? Hidden behind a 
hummock of ice the metamorphosed animals assumed their human 
shape again. The other people (from the land) then shouted: “Come 
ashore! where do you come from?’ Qilaatuaq answered: “From 
out there — for the first time I am landing here.” %) — “Kindly come 
in a little (into our house)!” — After having gone in they began to eat 
and drink. The housemates said: “If only they (the others) will not 
talk about them!”’*°) (They were) in Akilineq: there (they) were already 
talked about. At this a (female) person stepped forth (and) said: ©?) 
“Let Meetaanaain wreak vengeance!” 33) — “Of a human brain which 
lies on the window-platform in her house, if she gives anyone of 
that poisonous thing, he dies.” 9% Many (present) people were counted 
(were gathered together?) The old woman came in with the head of a 
human being in her hand, she stretched it forth.) Although (really) 
his son should have taken it, said Qilaatuaq: “I shall take it!” PO 
