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Haida texts and myths

Note 1 — The story of him whose sister brought him food from the land otters

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One time at evening burning pitchwood came toward him.1 His sister, who had long ago been carried away by something2 in the woods, came in to him with good food. She talked to him as she used to. Then she said to him: “Your brother-in-law is going to watch your canoe [to see when it is time to move it]. When you are ready to turn it over do not go to it for some time after daybreak.” So she spoke to her brother.

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