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Tem-axa k'im txwai'nx. "K'm-F/n tsa^tl na'k'eai iltqa'a?" — 

 "Tsimai't-auk" a' k'ts!ai't-aiik' a' kuha'm kuxe's-auk"." Temu"'hu 

 k'e'a imsti'nx, te'mlta 'uiya^ hala'tsi Ik'eai'xtsiyu. "Hatsi'lkwauk' 

 taa'xtl qaai't-auk' a' ham laqs!" Temu'^'hti k'e'a tsimai'nx k'im. 

 5 "Kwa^la', Lqa'lxwiyu-a'?"^"A'a, mEta'palxai a'!" Temii°'hu 

 k"e'a hilkwaisal'nx. 'Liya^ xu'si LEi'stik'Iyu. ^'Mu'^'hu ait k'im 

 xmia'has k-ts!ai't!." Temu"'hu k'e/a k'im k-ts!ai'nx. Ti'utlhu- 

 nai'xasxaux mu"'hu. 



Temii"'hu mi'saux Itiwi't !hunxasx, temau'x mii'^'hu ayal'. Xuts 



10 hi'k'e mi'saux tsqunkwal' k'i'luk's, temu°'hu auk' Ii'yEm ats-si'- 

 tEk'aux pkfii'txaistaux.^ Tem mis wi'lyEm, tem tspi'tuyEm ku'k'^ 

 iil'sk'. Temu'^'hu qau'wis ats-sa'ak' tpal'xa kvvl'k's-auk', te'mlta 

 hi'k' e ko'stEx a^'qa. Temu'^'hii qalpal' ats-mu'tsk* ak* tpai'. Hai°k' ' 

 ma^iiE, xus hi'k'e sii'wiyu k'i'luk's. ''Hehe', intsk'I's hi'k'e tsa^ti 



15 asi'n tema'xt? K'i'luk's su'wiyu." — "K'Ets 'Liya^ a' qall'yEx?" ^ 

 Temu°'hu Lx-axa uqlal'. Tem k'au'xuts mu'^'hti hala'tsi i'mstatxu. 

 K' !iqai'xaLX-axa mu°'hii itsal'sik's. Temau'x mu^'hu loqal'nx 

 ats-waii'st!ausk'aux. Temu"'hu mis Lau'qatEx, tem ayal' k'ii'wak's 

 Lpl'tsut ts-Lati'qak'aux, %'as hu'lhum. Temu'"hu mis wi'lsusx, 



20 tem-uk" mu'^'hu wahayal'nx as Itsai's. "Tup tasi'n pi'tsust!. A'a 

 tu'tsEp!." Ya'^'qa hi'k'e Ihaya'nlltlxal'sxamst ^ as LEya'tsit. 

 ''Tu'tsEp!."— "Hehe', hi'-E'n, hi'k'e tas qe'xantuslEm." Tem-uk" 

 hi'k'e Lxau'witEx ats-pi'tsust!ik'. "K'-Liya^ la* pin uan. K'ip 

 mi'k'iux hi'k'e Lowa'txayiisxam." K'Ets hi'k'axa tai- mi'k'iLx 



25 tsi'^'si as LEj^a'tsit. Ayal'-axa mu'^'hii. Tem k'Ets mu'^'hu Loqatx- 

 wai' ik'ats-hu'lhumk". Hi'k'e mu'^'hu k'u'k"ts tqiwai', k'au'k'Ets 

 k'iliiwi'm na'mk' misLEhana'tnalx ats-ta'ak' ts-Lo'k'ik' qale'tsx-uk" 

 is tsi°'k'e. "Hehe', mEk'a'It-auk' * ta^ kusi'n tema'xt," ts-yEai'sk' 

 as mena'tEm. "A'a, ts-hilkwai'sk' k'i'mhat-s-mukwa'"sli," ts- 



30 yEai'sk' as mEsha'lslatsLo. "Qaila' tem kus-auk' k'ili'wal kusi'n 

 te'mxt, mis-uk" ta'qhvaliLX kus Lok*?," ts-ysai'sk as mena'tEm. 

 "A'a, xas xwi'^'siyiTi Limi'staltEmtsx. K'-qe'xant-s-hi'tslEm uhilk- 

 wai'si; na'mk's xwi^'siyii ts-k" !e'k'ik's-auk' sa'yaltxam, k' auk's ^ 

 k'ili'waltxam," ts-ildl'sk' as mukwa^sll. 



35 Temu"'hu qamll'. Temu^'lm k'exk'ai'-slo ts-hl'tEk', temu^'hu 

 Lqa'tiit si'lkustEX. La'k'auxkuts ® hauwi'i k' !ila''tsxa, Lxui'nxaux 

 as Lami'suwau.'' Temau'x mu°'hu yasau^'yai'nx. "Xa-qa*'ltE 

 Ltsa'lali kuha'm qe'j^a. K'exs axa ita^ i'mstE LEa'lauwi as mEha'it 



1 ku- TO ENTER CANOE, TO EMBARK. ^ Contracted for mEk-l'yatt-auk-. 



2 Instead of qaU'i. ^ k-is + -auk- 



3 hain- TO LOOK. 6 Consists oilak-ms + -aux + -uku. 



' Owl and Crane had been stationed outside to act as sentinels. 



