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So I'll conclude
with one last poem,

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which is inspired by Francis
La Flesche's Osage Dictionary.

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The poem consists of a
column of Osage orthography,

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a column of the phonetic
spelling in Osage,

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and one in English.

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In La Flesche's book, The
Osage and the Invisible World,

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he writes:

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This place, this space is called
the Ho'-e-ga or snare of life,

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referring to a snare or trap
into which all life comes

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through birth and departs
therefrom by death.

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This space also is called
the cavity of the mouth.

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I'll read the poem in English.

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Ho'-e-ga.

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Snare.

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Fish scales tremble at the edge
of the water, smoky with mud.

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Starved I walk in the water.

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Blazing star, braided fish,
I catch in the snare of life.

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Stay quiet, stay all night.

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Thank you so much.

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[APPLAUSE]

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