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THE FIRST BOOK OF SAMUEL (THE LAMANITE)
Chapter 8
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During Hementim's pregnancy, the travelers decide to delay their return to the Nem, fearing the long journey would endanger mother and child. They remain three years with Corianton and Isabel. In that time Shi-Tugo masters the building techniques of Corianton's people, including the fashioning of cloth from tree bark used in construction.
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Hementim instructs many in the healing arts, while Hemen studies their writing and teaches them the history of Hagoth and the Nem. Hementim bears a daughter, Cumenca, who is the mother of the present narrator. When the family at last departs, Corianton sends a vast delegation of emissaries and traders with them, hoping to end his people's isolation.
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Their approach alarms the Nem until Shi-Tugo raises his standard, prompting a joyful reunion with singing, trumps, and drums. Eventually Corianton's people and the Nem merge into one nation, expanding settlements across the intervening plains.
