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Fleur’s cousin, who goes “half-windigo” as a way of protecting himself from the consumption epidemic. He lives on an island in Matchimanito Lake and makes potions that tribes people trade him for, including the love medicine that cause Eli and Sophie to have a brief affair, and the medicine that allows Fleur to become less protective of Lulu.
Moses Pillager Quotes in Tracks
The Tracks quotes below are all either spoken by Moses Pillager or refer to Moses Pillager. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 7 Quotes
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Nanapush believes that Fleur needs to loosen her control over Lulu or the child will be suffocated, and so he visits Moses Pillager to help enact the solution which Nanapush has dreamed. Nanapush will perform a miracle of sorts to earn Fleur’s trust, by applying a natural substance to his hands and arms that will protect them from boiling water. Nanapush compares this ritual to the same way he was able to pluck the names of the grieved from the grieving to relieve them of their depression, without being touched by death himself. Nanapush’s cure proves especially effective when Pauline Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut ven
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Moses Pillager Character Timeline in Tracks
The timeline below shows where the character Moses Pillager appears in Tracks. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 1: Winter 1912, Manitou-geezisohns, Little Spirit Sun
...a young new priest, appears at their door one day to say that Fleur’s cousin Moses has been found in the woods. When Nanapush goes outside to gather snow to boil...
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Chapter 3: Fall 1913-Spring 2014, Onaubin-geezis, Crust on the Snow Sun
...of better quality. The people are even more afraid of meeting Fleur or her cousin Moses, who it is said has turned half animal as a way of defeating consumption. When...
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It’s Moses who visits town to buy supplies for both himself and Fleur, and to pay off...
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Chapter 4: Winter 1914-Summer 1917, Meen-geezis, Blueberry Sun
...up at the Morrisseys’ to work. Pauline has acquired a sack of medicine powder from Moses, who forces Pauline to tell him her plan—which is to snare Eli—even though she knows...
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Chapter 6: Spring 1918-Winter 1919, Payaetonookaedaed-geeziz, Wood Louse Sun
...promises not to try to stop the pregnancy again. Pauline struggles with this, knowing that Moses Pillager could make a potion to cause her to lose the child. Bernadette watches Pauline...
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Chapter 7: Winter 1918-Spring 1919, Paguk Beboon, Skeleton Winter
...understand because she has not experienced this tragedy. Still, Nanapush thinks he should go to Moses to get a medicine to allow Fleur to detach from Lulu. Nanapush brings gifts to...
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Two days later, Moses approaches the Pillager cabin carrying two drums. Nanapush mixes yarrow with another ingredient he won’t...
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Chapter 9: Fall 1919-1924, Minomini-geezis, Wild Rice Sun
Moses says that the spirit of the lost Pillager baby had been watching over the land,...
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...wonders if she is still in her right mind, trailed now by cats the way Moses is on his island.
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...still as Nanapush sees Fleur standing in the door of her cabin, and he knows Moses is also nearby. With the lumberjacks close behind, Eli among them, Eli tries to talk...
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