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year will change. I will grant you aU sorts of eatables." And 

 then, indeed, thus the people did it. And they now, verily, did 

 all sorts of things. Wlienever summer or winter came unto them, 

 they habitually did all sorts of thmgs. They all usually made 

 medicine songs, and they likewise danced war dances habitually. 

 And it (was) not long before the people m the villages were multi- 

 plying. Whenever the winter season came again to a place, they 

 would habitually spear (salmon) , or they would all spear at night, or 

 they would all catch fish in the bay, or they would all fish at low 

 tide. Thus the people did it whenever a change of season set in. 

 ''Thou shalt do it thus whenever a change of seasons will come unto 

 thee." And then, indeed, aU the tribes were domg this. "All sorts 

 of things, all (manner of) salmon, the salmon (that lives) inside the 

 ocean, shall you eat habitually. I am the one who will give it to you. 

 You shall do this thus, whenever you will multiply." Then, they, 

 indeed, did it thus. "The people will travel everywhere. I will cause 

 you to go (there). You will always do it thus." And then, verily 

 it was done so. Not very long were the people living (on their allotted 

 rivers) , when the weather was getting rough all over. A terrible rain 

 the earth brought forth, when winter set in all over the world. Then 

 one person there was (who) knew (what to do) whenever it rained 

 very hard. At that time usually (that) one person would dance 

 (because of) it. (Tliat ram) was usually held in great awe because 

 the wind simply (blew) very hard. For that reason (that) one man 

 was habitually dancing. And then, indeed, thus it happened in the 

 world long ago, when those first people began to (live) in this world. 

 Thus it happened. One person would usually act thus. And then, 

 indeed, thus it haj^pened when many were the people (m the world). 

 All the people acted thus. One man (there was) who was habitually 

 dreaming a great deal. He was a very (important) personage 

 because he knew very well (how) to dream. Thus he acted. All the 

 people acted thus everywhere. One man (there was who) always 

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