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References to Cane, Ahta (by paragraphs)
2.	Names of the brothers refer to cane (fn. 4).
18a.	Uncle sends them for cane.
18b.	On the journey lightning and thunder, omen of death.
19-23.	Cane described, argument about division, knife made, cane cut, quarrel over it, return.
24.	Not to eat salt while unwashed—indicates power in cane.
24.	Older brother paints his cane; younger, bewitched, sees his unpainted.
62.	Cane seen on journey, near Yuma.
70.	Turns into cane sliver to hide from four women.
71.	Oldest woman thinks he may be cane.
74.	Hero smokes caneful of tobacco, chews up the cane.
76.	Told that the Mohave do not smoke in cane, he says he is Cane.
77.	Smokes two filled canes.
88.	His name, Ahta-hane, first mentioned (fn. 87).
90.	Told by mother’s father of lightning and thunder.
91.	Takes cane from hole made by lightning bolt, splits into four.
92.	Refuses to show it to his wife: it would kill.
93.	Half-brother called Ahta-kwasume; wears cane that rattles.
95.	The two brothers mourn their father and burn all their belongings except the lightning cane.
102.	Contest with canes that flash lightning: hero’s is stronger.
103.	Shows them his canes and makes it thunder.
References to Meteor, Kwayū
37.	Hero knocks father’s kneecap shinny ball west as meteor to explode in mountains.
75-77.	Meteor, husband of four women, tries to kill hero, gives him tobacco.
82b.	Meteor referred to again as cannibal.
104.	Hero flies as meteor past rock “Meteor’s father’s mother” to turn into rock Mekoaṭa.
References to Sun, Anya
7b-10.	Hero’s father’s first wife is Tšese’ilye (fn. 78), daughter of Sun in west.
11a-14.	Hero’s father’s second wife is Kuvahā, daughter of Sun in east by different mother.
29-31.	One wife returns, other gives birth to hero.
35.	He sends his mother away.
77-78.	Sun, father (or husband? see fn. 58) of four women, gambles with hero, loses body, escapes, is turned into double (sun dog).
87-99.	Hero returns to mother.
90.	Hero learns from mother’s father’s son about deadly lightning.
References to Blue-tailed Lizard, Halye’anekitše
36.	Hero turns into halye’anekitše lizard to steal father’s kneecap shinny ball (fn. 40).
99-101.	Halye’anekitše wins contest for hero by taking father’s scalp from pole.

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