Now he rowed home, and there the many brothers were waiting in vain for the middle one to return. At last the day dawned, and still he had not come. And daylight came, and then as they were preparing to go out in search of him, the eldest of them said to Nukúnguasik:
“Nukúnguasik, come with us; we must search for him.”
And so Nukúnguasik went with them, but as they found nothing, he said:
Making a tupilak. Note the bones of various animals used. The monster is on the point of coming to life.
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“Would it not be well to go and make search over on that island, where no one ever goes?”
And having gone on to the island, Nukúnguasik said:
“Now you can go and look on the southern side.”