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Lumaaq III.

from Lumaaq by Arará

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The loons watched over the blind boy and his family. The loons saw everything that happened.

In the late spring, as the rivers and lakes began to thaw, the blind boy’s sister took him by the hand and walked him to a nearby lake. On their way, the boy asked his sister to mark the way. He asked her to build Inuksuit [rock markers], so that he could find his way home. When they reached the lake, the sister said goodbye to her brother and left him by the shore.

The loons were waiting for the boy by the lake. As soon as the sister was gone, the loons told the blind boy they were going to hold his head under the water. They told him, “You must stay perfectly still under the water until you feel as though you absolutely must have air. Only then can you move.”

But under the water, the boy panicked. He could not stay calm. He wanted air. He needed air. He struggled to the surface of the water. But he could not open his eyes. He could not see.

And so, a second time, the loons carefully coached the boy. This time, he stayed calm under the water. He stayed under the water much longer, and whenfinally he felt that he must have air, it was the loons who helped him out of the water. It was the loons who helped him to slowly open his eyes. This time, he could see. He could see the land. He could see the big rocks. He could see the sun.

But he wanted to see more. He wanted to see clearly. So for a third time, the loons helped the boy under the water. This time the boy kept his eyes open. This time he stayed completely calm. This time he could see the fish in the water. Finally, when he was desperate for air, he lifted his head out of the water for the last time. The boy could see clearly. He could see the burrows of lemmings. He could see strands of straw.

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from Lumaaq, released October 19, 2015

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