The Gathering Night

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Margaret Elphinstone. The Gathering Night

THE GATHERING. NIGHT

CONTENTS

THE PEOPLE

FIRST NIGHT: RIVER MOUTH CAMP. Haizea said:

Alaia said:

Haizea said:

Amets said:

Nekané said:

Alaia said:

Amets said:

Nekané said:

Alaia said:

Haizea said:

Nekané said:

SECOND NIGHT: WHITE BEACH CAMP. Haizea said:

Amets said:

Kemen said:

Alaia said:

Nekané said:

Amets said:

Alaia said:

THIRD NIGHT: GATHERING CAMP. Haizea said:

Kemen said:

Alaia said:

Kemen said:

Nekané said:

Amets said:

FOURTH NIGHT: SALMON CAMP. Alaia said:

Haizea said:

Osané said:

Alaia said:

Osané said:

Alaia said:

Amets said:

Kemen said:

Haizea said:

FIFTH NIGHT: LOCH ISLAND CAMP. Nekané said:

Hodei said:

Nekané said:

Itzal said:

SIXTH NIGHT: GATHERING CAMP. Haizea said:

Kemen said:

Nekané said:

Osané said:

SEVENTH NIGHT: GATHERING CAMP. Esti said:

Nekané said:

Kemen said:

Amets said:

Itzal said:

EIGHTH NIGHT: RIVER MOUTH CAMP. Haizea said:

Alaia said:

Nekané said:

Kemen said:

Osané said:

Hodei said:

Amets said:

Nekané said:

Esti said:

AFTERWORD

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But I didn’t die, and after Esti was born everything else began to happen. Once I had Esti I didn’t feel sorry for myself any more. Now, when I think about my feelings that winter, I feel ashamed.

One day in Dark Moon we’d been sitting in the house all morning, close to the fire, while gusts of rain flung themselves against our turf walls. We were passing round a hunk of dried boar meat, slicing off bits with our knives and chewing them slowly. Sometimes, when the meat came round to him, Amets would slice off a particularly meaty bit and toss it over to me. There are some good things about being pregnant! We had plenty of food, so there was no need to go out before the weather cleared. It was about midday when my mother stood up abruptly, took down her foxfur cloak and pulled it tight round her shoulders. Then she lifted the skins that hung down over the doorway and stepped outside.

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