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Origin of the Raccoon. 2

Q!â'nêqi?laxu started, and saw Raccoon. He was finishing what was going to be a spear. He put it over the fire and marked rings around his spear. "This is pretty! Turn your back to me!" Then he put it into his back. He pushed it into his back. Then he took coal and painted with it across his eyes. Then Raccoon jumped away.


Footnotes

203:2 Ibid., p. 212.


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