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hi'k'e lia^ya'nitxam tas si'q". Is I'mstE tern kus k"Ets ptsisa^yai' ^ 

 kus mEna'tem, la'lta mis-u aya'hanx ^ kus si'q".^ Tern k'Ets mu'^'liu 

 mEtsa'saux. Temu'^'hu mis-auk' axa tk'i', temi'LX mu^'hii niExa'- 

 yusx. Temu^'hu mi'siLx stink* I'yEm, te'mlta k'Ets hi'k'e Svalhai' 

 5 kus kwP"ts!it, "Ee, sin xwe'xwe 'k'tsxina'yu, a'lk'xup k'a'^'tsus!" 

 La'ltas hi'k'e tslo'quti kwas si'q". Temu'^'liu misi'LX tsti'nk' txEm/ 

 temi'LX mu'^'hii aya'yEm. Temi'Lx mu'^'hu qalpai' wi'lx na'k'eai 

 'k' hi'k'e piiwi'x tas xulpa^tsit!. Namk' k'E'Lxats ilai', k'is hi'k'e 

 yiixe'i kus pi'tskum. Temi'LX mu^'hii ha^'tsE tsitsk' lajm'Lx, 



10 te'mlta 'Liya^ xam^ Limk' !e'ntx. Tem k'Ets mu^'hii Lqamai' kus 

 mEna'tem as k' !il tem k'ELxa'ts mu^'hii piltsli'nx, tem hi'k'e 

 IkwaPa'yii temu'^'hii Lxat tem hi'k'e tsana'ltik'saii. Tem k'Ets 

 mu'^'hii Iqamai'nx ya'sau: "K'-Liya^ la^ pin Lan, k' -hi'k'e tai^ 

 xulpa^tsit!. K'ip lowi't!itsii xas kla'mtsLEm ts-la'mxadook' , sips 



15 pxa'mintxii." Temi'Lx mu'^'hii xe'tsux". Tem ^Liya^ qa^'tsE 

 temi'LX LEai'sx kus la* tspi'iitx qauwaisa^ts-uk" k'Eqo'tsiLx. Tem 

 k'Ets mu^'hti ma'yExa kus mena'tEm. "Pa'lEn xiitsa' tem kus 

 hi'k'e Lhaya'naulnx, tem kus 'Liya^ tsitsk" !i'Lnx?" Temi'LX 

 mu'^'hii tsitsk* layii'Lx. Temu'^'hii 'Liya^ qa^'tsE tem tsqa'mLiyii, 



20 tem hi'k'e lEa'lk'tiiyii-slo, tem-axa puqwe'ninai-slo, te'mlta k'iLX 

 'Liya^ yai'xstoxs. Tem k'Ets mu^'hii p'tii'nx kus qwe'nin ya'sau: 

 "K'-Liya^ la* xam Lan, k'-hi'k'e tai^ qwe'nin. K*-hi'k'e Limi'staldii 

 xasuwi't." Temi'LX mu'^'hii xe'tsux". 



Temu'^'hii misi'Lx wi'lx k' aii'k's, temi'Lx tink' ai'nx ko'k"s xa'kuts- 



25 hiilu'k'iLX temi'Lx aya'yususx itsai'sik's. Temi'Lx mu'^'hii pilai'. 

 Tem 'Liya^ qa*'tsE te'mlta k*Ets ma'yExa kus mena'tEm. "Hata'mE 

 Luii' asi'n tsi'tsik* ! kwas qau'x qii"wi'x. Qaii^ kwaa' las lin qu'mhat 

 ata'sil pxa'mnitxanx ? " Tem k'Ets mu'^'hii yEa'Lnx. "Ami'stis 

 ta^muqwa?" — "^Ltan hi'k'e LEya'saux." 



30 Temu°'hti ayai' ts-qu'm'tik'ELX Lqaya'kwalsxamst.^ Temu'^'hii 

 mis-axa wi'lx, tem-axa wi'lsusx tas tkwa^li'sla. Temu'^'hii 'Liya^ 

 qa^'tsE tem Itsluwa'siLx kus ts!ii'ax*au, te'mlta k'Ets mu'^'hu 

 Loqudi'nx xaku's mEna'tem ya'sau: ''K'in i'tsiisi 'k'sin a'haP sin 

 psi'pxantxus." Tem k'au'k'Ets s'ai'nx qaux Lk'ilt!i'sik's tem 



35 qaxtai'nx. 



1 tsas- TO WIN A POINT. 



^aih- ... -w TO WISH. 



3 The real meaning of the preceding sentences may be suggested as follows: "A log blocked their way, 

 moving up and down with the waves so that they had the choice of either going over the snag wliile the 

 waves bore it down, or else shooting the canoe over it while it was partially submerged. A debate arose 

 as to whether the log would remain for a longer period imder or above the water. When exposed to the 

 surface, the log was seen to be covered \\ith abalone shells.- The yoimgest brother wanted to obtain these 

 shells, and insisted for that reason that it would be better to go over the log while it was exposed. He won 

 his point." 



4 Instead of sti'nk-txEm. 



5 For qau'k'cai. 



6 qaiku- to look for food at low tide. 



' Meaning obscure. The informant claimed these words are archaic and out of use owing to the fact that 

 they resemble names of dead persons. The meaning of this sentence seems to be: "I am going to eat (these 

 embryo crabs) even if they are my future nieces." 



