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           "Stanny’sgranddaboughtfromtheMicmacsanddidagoodbusinesswiththemlongaftermostoftheothertrappersandtradershadgivenuporgonewestbecausehetradedwiththematafairpriceandbecause,Stannysaid,heknewthewholeBiblebyheart,andtheMicmacslikedtohearhimspeakthewordstheblackrobeshadspokentothemintheyearsbeforethebuckskinmenandwoodsmencame."

           Hefellsilent.Louiswaited.

           "TheMicmacstoldStannyB.’sgranddaabouttheburyinggroundwhichtheydidn’tuseanymorebecausetheWendigohadsouredtheground,andaboutLittleGodSwamp,andthesteps,andalltherest.

           "TheWendigostory,now,thatwassomethingyoucouldhearinthosedaysalloverthenorthcountry.Itwasastorytheyhadtohave,thesamewayIguesswehavetohavesomeofourChristianstories.Normawoulddamnmeforaprofanerifsheheardmesaythat,butLouis,it’strue.Sometimes,ifthewinterwaslongandhardandthefoodwasshort,therewerenorthcountryIndianswhowouldfinallygetdowntothebadplacewhereitwasstarveor...ordosomethingelse."

           "Cannibalism?"

           Judshrugged."Maybe.Maybethey’dpickoutsomeonewhowasoldandusedup,andthentherewouldbestewforawhile.AndthestorytheyworkedoutwouldbethattheWendigohadwalkedthroughtheirvillageorencampmentwhiletheyweresleepinandtouchedthem.AndtheWendigowassupposedtogivethoseittouchedatasteforthefleshoftheirownkind.

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