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Note 17 — Wars between the peoples of Skidegate and Kloo

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And the Skidegate people got off to fight there. The Kloo people also came near from Sqē′ługîts. They came together at once among the woods. Hu hu hu hu, there was a great sound of guns there. A man of the Skidegate-town people17 and one of Those-born-at-Qꜝā′dᴀsg̣o18 used to be good friends, and the Skidegate-town man shouted to him: “Property-always-running-about, are you among them?” “Yes.” “Go home. When the Gîtî′ns become angry not even the grizzly bear can stand against them.” “Indeed, I will go home. I was born a grizzly bear from my parents, who are grizzly bears. They had me at the front [in war].”

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