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Rh called Anningait, or Anningaina; whoe Siter was the Sun, named Malina, or Ajut (by which latter Name they call any handome Woman, for whom they have a Value, Ajuna.) The Reaon why thee two were taken up into Heaven, they give is this: There were once a Number of young Men and Women aembled to play together in a Houe made of Snow, (according to their Cutom in the Winter Seaon) when the Moon or Anningait, who was deeply in Love with his Siter, who aited at this Aembly, was ued every Night to put out the Light, that he might cares her undicovered: But he not liking thee tolen Carees, once blackened her Hands with Soot, that he might mark the Hands, Face, and Clothes of her unknown Lover, who in the dark made Addrees to her, and by that dicover who he was: (Hence, they ay, come the Spots that are oberved in the Moon) for as he wore a Coat of a fine white Skin, it was all over bemeared with Soot) hereupon Malina, or the Sun, went out to light a Bit of Mos; Anningait or the Moon did the ame, but the Flame of I