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— "U'k'-Eii %'Lxama'nLnx?" — "A'a, tsqe"'xak"s mEli'it ts-ta'ak* 

 qxaini'k'siwi'Lnx." — "A'a, tern Is I'mstE-a' tern ta'sEp-axa k'r'lhya 

 yala'sau?" Temi'LX mu°'hu hi'k'e pEiihu'Lnx ismu'kuts!u ya'sau: 

 "K'-Liya^' la^ pin Lan, k"-tai^ qlu'lsin." Tem hi'k'e tsuwa'salyEm 

 5 tas mEqa^'mtu. La'k'Ets hauwi'i na'k'eai tsuwa'sau kus hi'tslEm 

 Ifi'k'auxuts ^ Iqaya'tist.^ Tem Is I'mstE tem kus I'mstE ts-hllkwal'sk* 

 kus qlu'lsin. La'k'auxuts Iqaya'tist, k'ilta's tsuwa'saltxam, la'lta 

 mi'siLx imi'stal iia'mk' mi'siLx pinu'husalLnx kus ta'ming'ink'. 



Temu"'hu mi'siLX Lxayai'hix, temau'x mu"'hu xe'tsux". Tem- 



10 u°'hu ^Liya- qa^'tsE te'mltaux qalpal'nx tskwayu'Lx kus hI'tsLEm. 

 Temau'x mu"'hu ayal'; te'mlta *Llya-' qa^'tsE temau'x LEai'sx kus 

 xe'Lk'it tsa'sidoo. Temau'x mu'^'hu hak"Eqalxui'-slo Lhainai'LUx. 

 K'au'xuts hi'k'e xu'si mEk'anu"wix^ k'au'xus k'eai'mi, k'au'xus 

 hi'k'e kutsxa^ya'a * kuts-qo'nk'aux, k'au'xus mu"'hu haqa'ntluxs- 



15 almi tsa%ya: ''Ha'neha', ha'neha', ha'neha', ha'neha'." Temu'^'hu 

 'Ltya' qa^'tsE tem ma'yExa kus qala'xstet kus mukwa^sli. "I'm ha 

 t!lll', hata'mE xas hI'tsLEm Lhaya'nautEmtsx." Tem ma'yExa kus 

 xam^ "HauwI'ist-a' hu^'k'i vvau'st!autxal tem k'ist xas hi'tsLEm 

 Lhaya'nautEmts hani'k'eai? T!l'la-slo hi'k'e." Temu°'hu *Llya^ 



20 qa^'tsE temau'x mu^'hu p !l'xtEstEX. Temu"'hu mi'saux tsqe'- 

 wuLux, temau'x pxeltsusa'Liix. "La'tqaltxapst-E'ui mu^'hii?" — 

 "A'a, \vau'st!autxaxan." — "Te'mipst-E'n mu"'hu la'tqal tem kusi'pst 

 tsila'hax?'' — "A'a, Lqa'tut 'k'sill'kwEx 'k'Lin Jtsai's, tem yu'xu 

 'Liya-' k'a'sal-slo." — "tJ'k'-EU 'k'Lxama'm^nx?" — "A'a, ts-qe°'xak's 



25 niElI'it ts-ta'ak' 'k'qxenl'k'sIwI'Liix tem-axa tai^ ts-Lo'k'ik' wlll'- 

 salyusEmux" tem-uk" axa qau'x qale'tsx Is Itsal's." "A'a, tem-E'n 

 mu"'hu la'tEqstEX-slo ^ mi'sipst-axa yala'sal?" — "A'a, ^aku'kux- 

 Emk" hi'k'e kus pi'tskum." — "La'tqapst-E'n wl'lal?" — "A'a, xan 

 sl-t Lhaya'tsaltEmtsxaxan "^ ha'aits-auk' tem-axa yala'sal k'au'k's 



30 Temu"'hu mis yiku'kwal kus pi'tskum, te'mxan-axa to'tqudaltEm- 

 tsx." ^— "tJ'k'-En k'ipst si'tEx?"— "A'a, qa'tsE 'k'qa'kus qxenl'- 

 k'sIwlLX kus tsqe"'xak's mELl'it ts-ta'ak'." — "Te'mipst-E'n mu"'hu 

 la% mi'sipst k'ilu'wal?"— "A'a, k'Ets hi'k'e ko'k" tsplu'tlsx » 

 te'mxan-auk' tsP'sal kwl'k's."— "Te'mipst-E'n mu"'hu la'tqal?" — 



35 "A'a, hi'k'auk' k'u'k" tsk'i'x kuxa'n sr't te'mxan tai^' qwon ma'- 

 xayux". Temu"'hu misa"L k'au'k's-axa wl'lal, te'mxan k' !e'tsik's 

 Lta'xwalx kus kwi- te'mxan mu"'hu Itsula'qanalx ^ kuxa'n hu'- 

 Ihum." — "Tem-E'n mu"'hu qau'k'eai Lhala'snalx,^" mi'sipst Lowa'- 

 qalx?"" — "A'a, hi'k'exan mu°'hu xas yu'xwis." — "Te'mipst-E'n 



^ld'k-Ets + -aux. ' T TTa,nsposed!or lEld'qutaltEmtsx: loqut- TO TAKE. 



2 gait- TO CUT. 8 Misheard for tsplu'tiyusi. 



3 k-anxu- to dig. ^ tsula'gan p.\ck. 

 ^kicl'fsEx FEATHER. ^'> fialsn- to take care of. 



s Literally, "How does it get all over?" " Simplified for LELou-a'qalx; Log- to dry. 



8 haits- TO CROSS. 



