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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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Everything the Power of the World does is done in a circle.
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Circles Country Native Power
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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Summer Thinking Years
The hawk swoops down on its prey, so does the Indian. In his lament he is like an animal.
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Animal Country Down Hawk Lament Swoops
The song and the drumming were like this: Behold, a sacred voice is calling you; All over the sky a sacred voice is calling.
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Country Native Sky Song
I might have been less good to the people than some man who had never dreamed at all, even with the memory of so great a vision in me.
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Good Memory People Some Vision
Grandfather, Great Spirit, once more behold me on earth and lean to hear my feeble voice.
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Earth Feeble Grandfather Voice
The visions and ceremonies only made me like a whole through which the power could come to the two-leggeds.
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Ceremonies Everything Foolish Legend Power
But I think I have done right to save the vision in this way, even though I may die sooner because I did it; for I know the meaning of the vision is wise and beautiful and good; and you can see that I am only a pitiful old man after all.
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Beautiful Save Sooner Thinking Wise
Let every step you take upon the earth be as a prayer.
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Earth Prayer Steps
And when I breathed, my breath was lightning.
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Breath Country Lightning Native
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
The life of a person is a circle from childhood to childhood, and so it is in everything where power moves.
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Childhood Everything Life Moves Person
Everywhere is the center of the world. Everything is sacred.
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Country Native Sacred World
The Holy Land is everywhere.
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Inspirational Land Life
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
Also, as I lay there thinking of my vision, I could see it all again and feel the meaning with a part of me like a strange power glowing in my body; but when the part of me that talks would try to make words for the meaning, it would be like fog and get away from me.
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Fog Glowing Meaning Talk Thinking Words

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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