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mii"'hu lla'tqalx, mis Lowa'qal? Pitsuwa/ltxapst-a' ?" — "A'a, 

 hi'k'exan qauwa^^ Lpl'talx ^ kus LEya'tsit kwas itsai's." — '''Lap- 

 stiya^' a' Lts!l"salx ?"— "A'a, lt!l"yalxaxan.3 Temu^'hu mis 

 ts!i"'sal, te'mxan mu"'hii nunu'sit!aliLX ^ kuxa'n si't." — "La'tqap- 

 5 e'ii mu"'hu pilai'x?" — "A'a, hahai'kwauk' tsk'i'x, na'mk' mi'sxan 

 kiii'tsitxanx kuxa'n ho'lhum. Temu'^'hii mis nono'sal, temu"'hu 

 pila'tqwal." — "Temip-E'n la^ mi'sip tsinu'sal? U'k'-E'n qau'wis 

 a'yal?" — "A'a qvvo'nxan qau'wis tsinu'sal, temii"'hu qwa-ma 

 tsi'k'al, tem-auk' haya'kwal." '" — "Hanl'k'-E'n-slo tsk'i'x kiiha'm 



10 qti'm?"— ''A'a, hak-aI'k--slo tsl'k-a_l."— "Te'mipst-E'n mu'^'hu la» 

 mi'sipst k' !ila'hal Is qamli's?" — "A'a, k'a'xk'exan k" lila'hal." — 

 '' 'Lapstlya-' a' na'mk' Lowa'staltiix" xa'pstin siH?" — '''Ln^a'." — 

 "Te'mipst-E'n mu°'hu la'' mi'sipst mEtslai'qEstal?" — "A'a, Is 

 Lxat5waI'-slo k'xa'ns xa'mk'e." Temu^'hu mi'saux Lxaai'lnx 



15 pxe'pxeltsusa'lnst, temau'x mu"'hu qlnpt!a'hix. Temau'x mii°'hu 

 qa'tsE-axa k'tsia'yux" kuts-la'qusink' . Is I'mstE tem kus I'mstE 

 ts-hilku'ai'sk' kus k'ina'q." 



Temau'x mu"'hu ayal' na'k's 'k'ku'saux tasinai'3'ULX. Tomu"'iui 

 mi'saux wl'lx kus na'tk'ik's, temau'x LEai'sx kus hi'.tsLEm 'k'- 



20 tspIQ'tn^Em ko'k". Hi'k'auk' k'u'k" tsk'i'x kwaku'ts-kwisk', tsila'- 

 hax, "Qauxa'nk's-u 11 a'yEx iiEka'xusals!" (Repeated several 

 times.) Temau'x mu"'hu k'eai'xtsayu'LX. Temau'x-auk' mu"'hu 

 tsTsi' kus kwi'k's. Temu"'hu kus qala'xstet tem su'wiyu hata'hak' 

 kuts-si'yak' k'i'lok's. Temu"'hu ma'yEx kuts-sI'tEk'aux. 



25 'Ha'^a"', la'k'Ets hu te'mtsax ^ I'mstE ?"—"A'a, 'Lanlya^' a' hl'- 

 tsLEm, k'ins iLa qall"tsxam?" Temi'i.x-axa mu"'liu Lq!ai'. Temu°'- 

 hii mi'siLX-axa wi'lx k'au'k's, temau'x mu"'hu xkuyu'Lx kuts- 

 si'tEk'aux temau'x mu"'hu tsulqanal'nx kuts-hu'lhumkaux. Tem- 

 u"'hu siLX-axa wllx Itsal'sik's, temau'x mu'^'hu kuitsal'nx kuts- 



30 ho'lhumk'aux. Temu"'hu k"u'kuts* haya'ntxal qauxa'nk's kus 

 qala'xstet k'is ainai'm, la'lta mis Lhana'tnalx kuts-ta'ak'aux ts- 

 Lo'k'ik' hi'k'uk" qall'tsx kwas xwe"'slyust!. Tem k'Ets mu°'liu 

 ^Llya^ qa'^'tsE tem kEts mu"'hu ma'yExa kus mena'tEm. "Qaila' 

 xutsa' tem kus pk'ill'wal kuts-k" !l'k'ik" kusi'n ta'maxt mu'kus- 



35 uk" ^ haya'nal qauxa'nk's? Hata'mE ha' kus Lok' kwas Lhaya'- 

 nalx." — "La'tqin-En-ri',^° 'Lanlya^ a' hI'tsLEm, k'inau'k's ^^ tsqai'- 

 stsxam, sis Itsi'mxtEmtsx xas xwe"'slyu, mu'kusin Itsimi'xsalx ^^ 

 kusi'n hu'lhum temi'n k" la'mal kus xwe'^'slyu ?" Tem k'Ets mu°'hu 

 'mis qalpal' plui' kus xam- kus mukwa-'sli temu°'hu ipihi'yu " kuts- 



1 pi- TO GIVE, TO ISSUE. 8 ]c-EtS + -Uku . 



2 iLlya^ + -pst. 9 Abbreviated for tc'rukus-ukii. 



3 t!V- TO THROW INTO FIRE. 10 Botli suffixed particles of interrogation are used 

 * Reduplicated stem nuns- to eat. here. 



■'haiku-. . .-auk- to be in middle. ^^ k-is+-n+-auk\ 



6 That is to say, "sheds her skin every now and 12 tsimx- to work. 



then." 13 p'- TO spread, to. divide. 

 ' Obscure. Perhaps miswritten for tem+isaHi''. 



