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SOXG. — F.VTE AFTER THE FlOOD

1 . Aflcr Ihe flood, Ihe manly men Lenapewi, with the manly iurlle beings, dwelt close logether at the cave house, and dwellingof Talli{\).

2. It freezes was there, it snows was there, il is cold was Ihere.

3. To possess mild coldncss and much game, they go lo the norlherly plain (2), to hunt cattle they go-

4. To Le strong and to be rich the corners divided into tillers ànd huniers. Wih/nc/a'k^ Eloivi-chih.

5. The most strong, the most good, the most holy, the huniers they are.

6. And the huniers spread themselve?, becoming northerlings, casterlings, soulherlings, westerlings. Loicaniwi, Wapanmi^ Shaicaniwi M'unJxeniwi,

7. ïhus thewhitecountry Lumonab', norlh of the turllecountry (3), bccamc the hunling country of the lurlling true men.

8. Meantime ail the snakes ^vere afraid in their huis, and the snake priest Nakopoica said toall, let us go.

9. Easterly they go forlh at snakeland Akhokink, and they went away earneslly grieving.

10. Thus escaping by going so far, and by Irembling the burnl land Lmasald is torn and is broken from the snake foitificd land (4). Akomenaki.

il . Being free, having no trouble, the northerlings ail go eut, soparating at the land of snow, Winiaken.

12. Thc fish resort to the shores of the gaping sea, where tarried the fathcrs of White Eagle and While Wolf. Woplanewa, Waptiimewi.

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