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35 then descended lower and lower, till it struck people as they sat. Now if any one in the assembly was to die before the first spring new moon this light would pass without touching that person. During the whole time, the priest did not touch the stone, but continued praying.

This ceremony being ended, the priest put up his Divining stone, and all went out.  The women to cooking, and the men to getting wood and pine so as to have their victuals in readiness by twelve O'Clock. The priest set one of his right hand men to watch the women and children, to see that no tasted of victuals before noon, and the others to prepare the seven kinds of bark and place on the altar, before noon.
He then directed several men to clear the way to the stream, prepare seats for the people, and a table near the bank for the priest to spread his deer skins.