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232, and must scatter them all on the waves of the great sea, that thou mayest cross over.” So when [she] punctually fulfilled these instructions, equipped an army, marshalled her vessels, and crossed over, the fishes of the sea-plain, both great and small, all bore the august vessel across on their backs, and a strong favourable wind arose, and the august vessel followed the billows.

So the wave of the august vessel pushed up onto the land of Shiragi, reaching to the middle of the country. Thereupon the chieftain of the country, alarmed and trembling, petitioned [the Empress], saying: “From this time forward obedient to the Heavenly Sovereign’s commands, I will feed his august horses and will marshal vessels every year, nor ever let the vessels’ keels dry or their poles and oars dry, and will respectfully serve him without drawing back while heaven and earth shall last.” So therefore the Land of Shiragi was constituted the