233. _Free translation._

The Holy Young Man is not divine;

His great notched stick is not holy;

His magic wand is not holy.

The Holy Young Woman is not divine;

Her great notched stick is not holy;

Her magic wand is not holy.

234. This is supposed to refer to an altercation between these two gods,

in which they tried to belittle each other.

235. I have another song of this series, in which the idea is conveyed

that their powers depend on their magic wands or notched sticks.

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