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young plants, to admire the skies of different colors, and to behold the clouds that rise.
  What power has the Great King on the land ?
   He has the power to create the lobsters, white-bait, eels, ape-fish, and everything in the sea.
   All hail the power of the Great King who gives us the knowledge to catch the lobsters, white-bait, eels, ape-fish, and all marine animals.
  What power has the Great King on the land?
   He has the power to produce the ferns, creeping plants, grass, bushes and all vegetation.
   All hail the power of the Great King who has taught us to love ferns, creeping plants, and all green things.
  What power has the Great King over the sea?
   He has the power to create the mighty fish that swim in the deep water.
   All hail the power of the Great King who has given us the strength and skill to catch the fish of the mighty deep.
  What power has the Great King on the land?
   He has the power to produce the yams, potatoes, and sugar-cane.
   All hail the power of the Great King who enables us to use as food yams, potatoes, and sugar-cane.
  What power has the Great King on the land?
   He has the power to clothe the turtles in hard shell, the fish with scales, and protects every living thing.
   All hail the power of the Great King who enables us to overcome the defense of the turtles, fish, and all reptiles.
  What power has the Great King in the universe?
   He has the power to create the stars, the clouds, the dew, the rain, the sun, and the moon.
   All hail the power of the Great King who enables us to appreciate the blessings of the bright stars, the lowering clouds, the gentle dew, the falling rain, and the light of the sun and moon.
  What power has the Great King upon the land?
   He has the power to populate the earth, to create both kings and subjects.
   All hail the power of the Great King who has created the human beings, given authority to kings, and created loyal subjects.
  What power has the Great King upon the land?
   He has the power to create maggots, flies, worms, fleas, and all creeping and flying insects.
   All hail the power of the Great King who enables us to withstand the attacks of the maggots, flies, worms, fleas, and all manner of insects.
  What power has the Great King?
   All hail the unlimited power of the Great King.

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