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Qilaatuaq licked it (the brain) into him. Qilaatuaq could eat the 
poison, he could not die. The others could not force him. ® In that 
way he handed it to Meetaainaain: “You, too, lick it up!” Få — “He, 
he, he!” Meetaainaain laughed (and) held her finger over it.” Qilaa- 
tuaq struck it with the flat of his hand (so that) she stuck her finger 
in toward this [the mouth].“° Qilaatuaq pressed it with a little jerk 
in Gnto the mouth of the head). Laughing she began to go out (with 
the head in her hand), after it had bit her she threw it out of the 
house. Outside the entrance they chopped her to pieces. “№ They 
(inside the house) said: “She was the oldest of us.” 2) 
One of the others came in; two seated themselves on the floor, 
the great thumping brother-in-law (and the other) tested the strength 
of their arms (the two “pulled each other by the arms”). The brother- 
in-law died (i. e. swooned). After he had been thrown out they 
(others) chopped him in pieces.“ Qilaatuaq himself (and his son) 
now meant business and sprang out on the floor to take the place 
of the great brother-in-law. “) All the inhabitants they would exterm- 
inate (them). Qilaatuag had no conqueror, (but) others seized (him) 
again. 9 Qilaatuaq shouted: “Listen, you out there. Come in with 
my big bearskin boots!” 4 When they had brought his boots in he 
took one of the amulets in the boot strings and transformed it into a 
fox. & A crowd of men pursued them, (but) the men did not perish 
through their efforts.“ After he had gone in they again crowded 
together to kill him. He said again: “Bring me my bearskin coat!” 
They brought him the coat. He took the amulet from the neck open- 
ing (the collar) (and) began to prepare it (by magic); it became a 
raven. 69 — “The strongest, of course!” (he shouted). The men said: 
“See the big raven!” ©!) It pursued them — then it drew the intestines 
out of one of the men, (and) destroyed the people. P Then it went 
in (and) it lacked (after the fight) half its moustache. So he saved 
it again (as an amulet). (In the following some variations from the phonograph 
are placed in brackets.) (53) Не said to a child: “When we (now soon) 
depart to our home, you shall steer the umiak for us!” ©? After this 
the little one sang the whole day [sang of them who return, “the 
ghosts” ©) — the whole day singing (thus): “I sing that I shall steer, 
— make me into a fupilak!”’| 
(CU hea arene [?] À 
(2) I sing that I shall steer CY [repeated three times] 
Wane ИЕР REE [the next day as it suddenly cleared up a 
little in the sky] they departed although it (the child), shame on it, 
did not come.©” [When they were well under way] leaving it (the 
child) behind, when it woke (it thought): “How mean that they have 
gone!”’©) [After having wakened| it followed them [pursuing him ...(?)| 
it followed after (but) because it pursued him on both sides (?) © 
[(Qilaatuag) cracked it (the child) over (bent it together from 
both ends)| Qilaatuaq forced it to turn about. When he had made 
it turn about 69, it [the child] was harmed in understanding 9, as 
it had lost its understanding [fainting then] it died. [When it was 
dead] Qilaatuaq and his people came safe home. Thus it ends. Thus 
that, too, had an end. 
