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and marked it, saying, "(I do this) so that my children, on becoming 

 people, may always look at (the place) from where I turned back." 

 Then when he finished he went back downstream. And after he 

 arrived at the mouth of the river he started out (northward). Then 

 not long (afterward) he came again to a river and said to it (thus), 

 "Thee also the salmon will have for a river." And after he finished 

 speaking thus to (the ri^'er) he went on. Then when he arrived at 

 where the beach ends he climbed up on the mountain (that was there) . 

 4nd after he arrived at the top he heard some monsters singing at 

 the lower part of that mountain. So he said, "I will go and see 

 what it may be." So, indeed, he went dowTi, and after he came to 

 where he heard those previously mentioned monsters he beheld (the 

 place) simply full (with) those beings, several of them being black. 

 Then he began to think in his mind: "I wonder what shaU I do with 

 them ( Yes, I will fix them so that my children will (be able to) eat 

 those black ones; their name will be Sea-Lions, and the name of 

 those big ones will be Whales." And then after he was through with 

 them he climbed up again and went on. And not long (afterward) he 

 came down again. Then he went (along) that beach mi til he came 

 to a river and likewise spoke to it thus, "The salmon will have thee 

 also for a river." Then he started out, and whenever he came to a 

 river he would likewise speak to it thus. Just for that reason aU 

 the rivers have salmon. Then not long (afterward) he beheld a 

 mountain which reached out far into the ocean. And when he came 

 near it he sat down. Then not long (afterw^ard) he said: "I am 

 hungr}^. I wonder what shall I eat? Yes, I will go out to look at the 

 ocean." So when he arrived at the rock he saw something that was 

 livmg on the rock. So he picked up one and said: "I wonder what 

 shall I call them ? Yes, their name will be Mussels." Then he spoke 

 to them : ' 'Now you will stay only on this rock. Occasionally the low 

 tide will (uncover) you ; mv children will gather you habitually and 

 will eat you." Then when he finished (with) them he picked up 

 some, went back with them to the shore, roasted them, and began 

 to eat them. Then when he was tlirough he went down to the water 

 again. Then after he arrived again at the ocean he saw something 

 on the ground seemingly bluish. So he tried one but (found it to be) 

 exceedingly tough. So he kept on kicking at it until it fell over. 

 "Your name will be Roseate." Then after he finished (with) them 



