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Rh But the brothers had parted only to meet in secret, and they had soon kindled the grass in such a manner that Tauribolena was surrounded by a ring of leaping flames. The men watched to see their brother-in-law overcome by the clouds of rolling smoke, but on a sudden he made a great effort, and with one mighty leap cleared the barrier of flames and stood by their side. So that plan failed as had the other.

On the morrow the sea was calm, and the men asked Tauribolena to go fishing with them. They all went on board a canoe, and paddled hither and thither, looking for clams under the clear water. At last they spied a big one, but it lay in deep water. Tauribolena's brothers-in-law asked him if he would dive for it, and he said that he would do so.

Therefore he dived from the canoe, and went down, down to the bottom of the sea, where the great clam lay upon the sand. Without thought he put his hand inside the shell, and straightway the clam closed, holding him firmly. The brothers were glad to see their enemy's plight, and after waiting for a time, they paddled home and told their sisters that they were free at last.

Now it came to pass that by and by the tide turned, and at high tide the great clam opened its shell and set free the body of Tauribolena, which floated to the surface, and was thrown upon the beach by the waves. There it lay, being swollen with the sea water he had drunk. Many people, as they passed, stopped to look, and said, "Now he is indeed dead."