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the time of birth till it could walk?  When it could, just walk take it to the holy tent & tie the hair in a braid & cut it off - put it in the holy pack & then if that [[?]] to give another name gave it to them.  It is the [[?]] man a holy man, who cuts the hair, turn it round four times lifting by the arms.  Others starts it to newborn, starting it [[strikeout]] toward [[/strikeout]] in the new walks of life, then thro who born [[?]] about the same age take [[?]] -
mocassin way little present & walk round the fire
in the holy tent