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The Rulers of the Lakes

CHAPTER VIII
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Far over all was a deep velvet blue arch, tinged along the edges with red or gold.
Keenly sensitive to nature, it was a full minute before young Lennox came back to earth, and the struggles of men.

Then he found Tayoga looking at him curiously.
"It is good!" said the Onondaga, flinging out his hand.

"In the white man's Bible it is said that Manitou created the world in six days and rested on the seventh, but in the unwritten book of the Hodenosaunee it is said that he created Andiatarocte and Oneadatote, and then reposed a bit, and enjoyed his work before he went on with his task." "I can well believe you, Tayoga.

If I had created a lake like George and another like Champlain I should have stopped work, and gloried quite a while over my achievement.

Has the enemy made any movement while we slept ?" "None, so far as our people can tell.


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