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SECTION 129

"Now it happened that they all wished to comfort him. So for his pleasure they started a game of lacrosse 2 and played the game well. It was a bright and beautiful day and they brought him out so that he might see the play. Soon he desired to be taken back into the house." Eniaiehuk.


Footnotes

79:2 Games were often played to cheer and cure the sick. Special foods were given the players.


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