Tear from upper world of mortals falls on departed in lower world. Dead brother sends message of comfort to living

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Tear from upper world of mortals falls on departed in lower world. Dead brother sends message of comfort to living.

The dead. · Ghosts and other revenants. · Friendly return from the dead. · Other reasons for friendly return from the dead. · view the constellation · filed as E361.1

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Scholars’ trail — 1reference

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

N. Am. Indian (Thompson River)Alexander N. Am. 137.

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Filed under Return from the dead to stop weeping.

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Return from dead to give consoling message Dead son tells mother that no mortal escapes death

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