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myth 9
22. He was lying asleep, when [[strikethrough]] the [[/strikethrough]] [suddenly] [the string] jerked [his ear]. He sat up [and looked around] but he did not see anything, and he lay down again to sleep. It went on like that for eight days, it went on for eight days, and then it became the earth. The armpit-wax grew large. The [while] Marumda was sound asleep, and the string jerked [his ear]. At least Marumda sat up, he sits up, and he untied the string from his ear-hole. Then he threw the earth [into space].

23. It was dark. "What shall I do[about it]?" said Marumda,  "Oh!...[I know]", and he took the pipe out of his little sac. He also brought out a coal, and applied it to the pipe. Then he blew [on it], he blows, and set it afire. He sets it afire, and then held the pipe to the south. Then he blew [away] the fire that was in the pipe. The fire traveled to the south, it grew large, and over the earth the sunshine spread.