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tig'-u-a'-mi-gt ai-al'h'-toJc tln'-u-ml-iiJch'-chog-u-lu'-nt tm'-u-mi-a'-f(Mg- 

 his arrows goes he hunting wild geese for the geese 



li-ja'-kok tin'-H-mi-ukh-tai'-tuJc. Tim-m'u-gH-la'-mt u-tukh' -tok. Ynt'-wha 

 hunted he wild geese are none. Seeeing nothing returned he. Men other 



muk-hlitg'-tn-tk tV-ki-ok-mU-u-gHt ihl-niun' pi-ta'-miikh-mk. Im'-i-nd 

 hair seals bringing them . by them- taken. That (one) 



selves 



pi'-chu-i'-lnJ-ok kai-a'-nl at-khakh'-chamiu ai-akh'-tok muk'-lvkh-chog'- 

 one who finds his kaiak putting down goes he hair seal 



nothing 



u-lu'-ni. Mu-kln'-sMg i-ja'-kok muk'-lukh-taV-tok u-tukli' -tok tunkh'-pu- 

 hunting. For hair seals hunts he hair seals are not back went he seeing 



Mn-Un'-i ti-ki'-cha-mt wi'-tauk. Vk-shog'-il-lu'-nt liln um'-t-a'-gu-tok 

 nothing coming there. Winter coming and thinks he 



thl-mi'-nik kai-ukh'-whu-tuk pi-Vhi'. U'-nud'-koun a-hli'-ko-bvu'-hlu-a'-m 

 himself don't know what The next day his miserable bed 



to do. 



ti-gu-o'-miu hlil'-ng^-u-ivi'-hhi-a-vii li-hW -ko-hvug' -ii-mi' -nun i'-mu-gu'-ta 

 taking and his mean tool bag putting in his bed rolling it up 



at'-mi-okh'-tok lit-mi'-miu ai-akh'-tok nu-num Um-i'-nun m-tii-lokh'-chu- 

 a bundle he ties it on goes he to the side the houses 



makes land 



mi'-ki a-ku'-muk. A-kum' -ufi-am-i at-mvg' n-nt miitukli'-tai afi-i'-tai 

 beyond sits down. Being seated the bundle taking ofi" undoing it 



an-i' -chd-mi' -kl hli'-lug u-wi'-nl ttg-u-a'-miu aiii'-tdi. Kathl-pulchchd'-miu 

 being undone the tool bag taking undoing it. Being open 



i-man'-i tikh kd'-kai a-rcdt-mi'-nun JiW -lug-u-iH' -ni-hlu. A-liW -u-ku-pani 

 the con- throwing around him the bag too. His bedding 



tents 



ti'-gu-a'-miu d-chi' -mi-nun chukh-td KaiiV -dn-iin' d-ko'-muk nu-ukh'-tok 

 taking under him placed upon it sitting lies back he 



kdnug-u-lu' -ni " wil-ni tu-kon'-u-nok'-hli." TJ-nukh' -puk tau-atn pu-kt'-tik- 

 saying "here will I die." All night thus stirring 



shaun'dniici'tauk. Ukh'-tok mU-djukh'-hlumug'-u-lu'-m ni'-tok tu-lu'- 

 not he is thus. Morning it is and the sun rising hears he a 



kmcg^iik kdV-u-gH-u-gH-dwiin-i'-tdn im-ai' -pa-ni' -tok a-hla'-muk. Fu-kt'-ttk- 

 raven croaking then its mate hears he besides. Remaining 



sliatin' -dn-i wi'-tank. Tau-d' mi-tok' ya-ti'-nun wu-ni'-tdn im-ai'-pd yn-ti'- 

 still he is there. And lights beyond and here its mate beyond 



then he him 



nnn mi-tok'. ^Tau-atn' prt-M'-tik-shaun'dn-i ici'-tmik. U-giik'-hU-d 

 it lights he. And yet he remaining not stirring is there. The nearest one 



kdn-ukli'-tok ^Ha-ica'-hlut nu-gt'-kak' u-nd nu-g^uk' shai'-tu-guk 

 says he "see here some food he eat had not better 



ici'-tiif-kin'-dn-uk' i-tog'-u-lau'-nk'''' ru'i-nd ai-pan' yak-hW-dn ki-u'-ghf 

 wait eyes let us have" that mate farthest answers 



^one) (the) 



