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I

1. Verily, at that time and place; they said, it has been said [[?]]
2. There dwelt upon the earth the people of the Wa-zha-zhe of the Seven [[?]]; [[?]]
3. Verily, there were none among them who lacked courage and valor; [[?]]

II

4. Verily, at that time and place; they said [[?]]
5. There lived a Wa-zha-zhe; [[?]]
6. Also an animal that stood as the spirit of aggression;
7. An animal that he made to be his flesh and body;
8. The male beaver;
9. This person made to be his flesh and body;
10. Verily, at that time and place, [[?]]
11. Against the current of the river;
12. He lay rippling the surface of the water as he pushed forth;
13. Then he spoke, saying: "Behold, the rippling of the water;" [[?]]
14. It is the movement of the god of waters as they make way for me;
15. When the little ones make of me their flesh and body;    

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