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I was four years old then, and I think it must have been the next summer that I first heard the voices.

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It is in the darkness of their eyes that men lose their way.
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Darkness Eye Men
Everything the Power of the World does is done in a circle.
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Circles Country Native Power
As you walk upon the sacred earth, treat each step as a prayer.
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Earth Prayer Sacred
If I thought that I was doing it myself, the hole would close up and no power could come through. Then everything I could do would be foolish.
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Country Everything Foolish Native
Let every step you take upon the earth be as a prayer.
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Earth Prayer Steps
And as he spoke of understanding, I looked up and saw the rainbow leap with flames of many colors over me.
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Color Flames Rainbow
It is not enough to have a vision. In order to have its power, you must enact your vision on earth for all to see. Only then do you have the power.
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Earth Order Power Vision
When I got back to my father and mother and was sitting up there in our tepee, my face was still all puffed and my legs and arms were badly swollen; but I felt good all over and wanted to get right up and run around.
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Arm Father Mother Repee Running Sitting Stallone
Everything an Indian does is in a circle, and that is because the power of the world always works in circles, and everything tries to be round.
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Circles Country Native Strong
They told me I had been sick twelve days, lying like dead all the while, and that Whirlwind Chaser, who was Standing Bear’s uncle and a medicine man, had brought me back to life.
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Dead Lying Men Standing Uncle
I cured with the power that came through me.
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Advertising Agencies Country Dream Native Power
Hear me, four quarters of the world-a relative I am! Give me the strength to walk the soft earth, a relative to all that is! Give me the eyes to see and the strength to understand, that I may be like you. With your power only can I face the winds.
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Eye Giving Hear Quarter Wind
The life of an Indian is like the wings of the air. That is why you notice the hawk knows how to get his prey. The Indian is like that.
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Air Animal Country Native
It is hard to follow one great vision in this world of darkness and of many changing shadows. Among those men get lost.
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Darkness Lost Men Vision
When we do understand all this deeply in our hearts, then we will fear, and love, and know the Great Spirit, and then we will be and act and live as the Spirit intends.
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Deeply Great Intends Love Spirit
A good nation I will make live.This the nation above has said.They have given me the power to make over.
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Given Make Nations Over Said

I was four years old then, and I think it must have been the next summer that I first heard the voices.

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I was four years old then, and I think it must have been the next summer that I first heard the voices.

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