The far north
is no wasteland.

Its ice is all heart,
dancing in summer
coming together
in winter to sleep.

Polar bear liver
is poisonous
but walrus liver
is delicious enough
to fight over.

If you wish to save
the feathers of a bird,
you'd pinch its heart
until it stopped.

It takes six seal skins
to make a parka for a man.

Snow doesn't stick to wolf fur
and a drum can be made
out of the lung of a whale.

When hunting seals,
look for shadows in the water.

True wisdom is only to be found
away from people.

The cold effects how you breathe,
how you think.

If someone's hands become frozen,
cut open one of your dogs,
shove their hands into the stomach
until their fingers can feel again.

Remember to allow vulnerability
to strengthen your heart
and backbone.

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