**Lake Inferior: Whispers of the Underwater World** *Invocation* Spirits of the water beneath the water Older than memory, deeper than stone Anishinaabe wisdom carried on currents unseen Where Lake Superior guards her deepest secrets *Verse 1: Ancestral Knowing* Ojibwe elders spoke of the hollow earth Long before copper miners, long before maps A living system breathing beneath the surface Where manitous guard the passages between worlds Storytellers warned: some places are not for discovery Some depths are meant to remain unbroken *Chorus* Lake Inferior... (Echo: Inferior...) Where ancestors watch Lake Inferior... (Echo: Inferior...) Beneath the waters' soft breath Geological memory, tribal knowledge Protecting what must remain hidden *Verse 2: Ceremony of Depth* Drum rhythms like tectonic plates shifting Ceremonial songs older than written language Tracking the underground rivers Listening to the stone's silent conversation Warnings passed through generations About the lake that contains another lake *Bridge* We are not explorers We are witnesses To a world that chooses when to be seen *Final Passage* Protect the entrance Respect the boundary Some mysteries are not meant to be solved Some waters are not meant to be crossed *Whispered*: The lake remembers...