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in it, in the same manner as a hawk ⟨or⟩ wild beast does; and she remembers particularly, that they killed a fox, of ⟨which⟩ they only sucked the blood, finding the flesh very disagreeable.
She had when she was caught at ⟨Songi⟩ the bludgeon above mentioned, ⟨which⟩ she wore in a pouch by her side; ⟨and⟩ besides, she had a longer stick, with ⟨three⟩ pieces of iron at the end of it, one ⟨in⟩ the middle, sharp and pointed, and ⟨the⟩ other two upon the sides hooked? ⟨and⟩ the use she made of it, was to stab ⟨any⟩ wild beast that attacked her, with ⟨the⟩ sharp point; and with the hooks she ⟨assisted⟩ herself in climing trees, by catching hold of the branches; and she ⟨says⟩ it was particularly useful to her in defending her against the bears, when ⟨they⟩ attempted to follow her up the trees. This weapon she says she brought with her from the hot country, but the ⟨other⟩ from her own. From the above particulars, which I learnt from her own mouth, I think I am able to fix with ⟨some⟩ certainty upon the country of which ⟨she⟩ is a native. She has been supposed to be ⟨of⟩ the Esquimaux nation; but there is a sufficient proof to refuse this notion, for ⟨she⟩ is of a fair complexion, a smooth skin, ⟨and⟩
