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Haida texts and myths

Note 6 — The story of him whose sister brought him food from the land otters

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One way of concluding a story. More often they say Hao ʟan l’ g̣e′ida, “Here it comes to a stop,” Hao ʟ a′sga-i kundjū′ga, “Here it comes to a point,” or something similar. See the conclusions of the various stories. When a story is too long to be told at one sitting, they break it off by saying, Lᴀ ʟ sītꜝē′djî, “Let us make a knot.” ↑

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