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Black Elk

You see, I had been riding with the storm clouds, and had come to earth as rain, and it was drought that I had killed with the power that the Six Grandfathers gave me.

Black Elk

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The speaker describes a journey from being part of a storm to becoming rain, symbolizing a transformation from potential to action. With the strength granted by the Six Grandfathers, this change ended a drought, showing how their power brought life and relief to a dry land.

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