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Until I was about nine years old, my hair was cut short

Until I was about nine years old, my hair was cut short.jpg Offering food before the shrine of the Big Birds’ ceremonyThumbnailsThe game was to see how many times she could be tossed without fallingOffering food before the shrine of the Big Birds’ ceremonyThumbnailsThe game was to see how many times she could be tossed without fallingOffering food before the shrine of the Big Birds’ ceremonyThumbnailsThe game was to see how many times she could be tossed without fallingOffering food before the shrine of the Big Birds’ ceremonyThumbnailsThe game was to see how many times she could be tossed without falling

Until I was about nine years old, my hair was cut short, with a tuft on either side of my head, like the horns of an owl. Turtle used to cut my hair. She used a big, steel knife. In old times, I have heard, a thin blade of flint was 60used. I did not like Turtle’s hair cutting a bit, because she pulled.