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Note 22 — War between the people of Kloo and the Gîtî′sda

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They got ashore then and sent tobacco to the Kloo man through the fire.22 At that time Gîtku′n said to the Sqoā′ładas23 man who had the severed head: “Say, brother-in-law,24 let me have his head instead of you.” He threw it over to him at once. This is how the saying “Somebody’s head cut off”25 started.

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