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k*Ets-axa mu'^'hu ayai' k" le'tsik's. Temu^'hti mis-axa wi'lx k" !e'- 

 tsik's tern pit°qe', tern atsk"ai'. Temu'^'hu mis-axa Lqou'tsxa, 

 temu'^'hu tk'i, te'mlta hi'k'e mu'^'hu imI'stEx kuts-pi'^'tqaitlExk'. 

 Is I'mstE tern hi'k'e mu^'hti imI'stEx qa^'ltE. Temu'^'hu mis k'eai', 

 5 tern k'-mii'^'hu xe'tsiix". Tern k'a'^'tstis pLui' tern ma'jExa. 

 "K"-hi'tE mu'^'hu-slo ni'i ts-fe'nk*' k'ta'sin pP'tqal? A'a, k"-Pu'- 

 '\vik'-sl6 ^ ts-La'nk' ." I'mstE tern kiis I'mstE-slo ts-la'nk" , la'lta mis 

 qaqa'tsE tqaill'k'sanx-slo. 



Temu'^'hu xe'tsiix" tern wi'lx na'k"s ^k'kus Lkui'x kus tsk"i"'tsl, 



10 temu^'hu Lohai'. Temu^'hu mis wi'lx qauxa'nk's, tem haya'ntEx 

 temu^'liti LEai'sx kus aqa^tit-s-leSvi'. Temu'^'hu qxenk'sai'. Tem- 

 u^'lm mis wi'lx qxe'nk's, temu'^'hii ayai'. Tem 'Liya^ qa^'tsE ya'xau, 

 tem ma'yExa. "Kwa^la' sins k'a'^'tsus Lohai'm, k'ins qalpa'a 

 Lhainai'cli-slo?" Temu'^'hii mis wi'lx qauxa'nk's, tem aj^ai' nak's 



15 'k'kus mukwa'ntstit-s-le'wi'. Temu^'hu mis wi'lx tem ma'yExa. 



"K'in LpiLa'ytisxam tas hu°'k'i k'ai'i mEtsk'i'lamxtit-slo." ^ Tem- 



"u°'hu mis k'eai', temu'^'hu-axa ayai' qxe'nk's, temu^'hu mis-axa 



wi'lx qxe'nk's, temu"'liii xe'tsux". Temu^'liii 'Liya^ qa^'tsE tem wi'lx 



kus na'tk'ik's, tem k'-mu°'hii Lqlai'm. Te'mlta hi'k'e hauwi'i 



20 Lkui', te'mltaii hi'k'e auLi' tas aki"^' mEha'pata. Tem-axa k'im 

 xami'. Temu'^'hii ^Liya^ qa^'tsE tem-axa mu^'hii qalpai' tsimai'; 

 te'mlta mu°'hu ko'tsii i'mstatxu, tem k'Ets mu°'hu-axa qalpai' 

 xami'. Temu°'hii mis-axa wi'lx k' le'tsik's, temu^'hu ma'yExa. 

 "K'i'Lxan lii'tE mu°'hu iltqa'a ? A'a, k'm-axa yipai'm lElo'qudiyiit 



25 is inai's." Tem k'Ets-axa k'e'a mu'^'hu ayai', temu'^'hu mis-axa- 

 wi'lx na'k's 'k'kus qxeni'k'sal nEqa'xamxtlEk's, tem k'Ets mu°'hu 

 qwanhutxwai'.is inai's. Tem-axa mu°'hii ayai', temu'^'hti na'k'eai 

 'k'suwa'tEsanx kus inai's, temu'^'hti minqa'xamxt lit s-leVi'. 

 Temu'^'hii mis-axa wi'lx kus na'tk'ik's hak'mi'k'eai 'k'kus-axa 



30 xemi'sal, temu'^'hii tsx'ipai'nx kuts-qwa'nu'k' k'i'lok's, temu'^'hu 

 lts!u'yii kus natk''. Temu^'hu Iqlai', temu'^'hu mis wi'lx k'aii'k's, 

 temu'^'hti ayai'. Temu'^'hii mis wi'lx ku Lx§,'yatsik's, temu'^'htj hau'k's 

 niEtskwa'halx, temu'^'hu hi'k'e is qauwai'-slo piLai'. I'mstE tem 

 kus hi'k'e is qau'wai-slo mEtsk'ila'maxtit-slo kus Ya'xaik*,^ la'lta 



35 mis imi'stal. Tem-axa ita^ mu^'hii qaqa'tsE tqaili'k'sanx-slo. 



Temu^'hu mis k'eai', temu'^'hu xe'tsux", temu^'hu wi'lx na'tk'- 



auk's tem k'Ets mu'^'hii yEai'nx. ''K'-qas tstidai's la'ntik'stu." 



Temu'^'hii mis Lxai'nx i'mstat pEya'sauwist, temu'^'hu xe'tsux". 



Temu'^'liu 'Liya^ qa^'tsE temu'^'hii wi'lx qalpai' na'tk'ik's. Temu°'hil 



4Q k'a'^'tstis qa^'tsE pLui' ya'sau. "K'-nitsk" hi'tE-slo ts-la'nk' ? A'a, 



1 A promontory below the Alsea River; probably Cape Apache. 



2 See Boas, Chinook Texts, p. 92. 



3 Called now Yahach. A small creek in the most southern part of Lincoln County, Oregon. In former 

 times an important Indian village was situated there, which served until 1876 as a reservation. 



