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hak'i'lu. Misi'Lx mu"'hu tsqwa'nku-'yal'nx as la'quns, Lpo'Lxamt- 

 auk' ^ as qa'tlou ts-hi'tEk". Tsqunkwai'xaLx mu'^'hu as xa'mnlk's. 

 ''Yu'ltEl!." Xa'met-s-hi'tsLEm k'Ets hi'k'e qa^'ltE i'ldistal. 

 Temi'Lx mu°'hu mEtsqe'wuLx as la'quns. K'Ets xu'sl lii'k'e o'xwal 

 5 as xa'mni. Temi'Lx mu'^'liu tsqe'wiLx. Temu^'hu qtla'lnx as 

 la'quns, temu'^'hu Ik" lo'qutiLnx. Temu°'hu Loqudi'xa tas hi'k'e 

 tsa^'mE tskwai'Lx lt!a'xut is xa'mnl. Temu"'hu k* !o'qutIyu'Lx. 

 ^Liya^ xii'sl qaha'lk'saxa as xa'mnl, lil'k'e ya'xau tslai'qa. " 'Liya^ 

 imi'stal as xa'mnl, mis hi'k'e tsa'^'mE nl'sk"ik*s ayal'." K'Ets 

 10 I'mstE lEyu'lhix. K'Ets hi'k'e xu'sl uxui' as xa'mni. K'Ets ^Liya- 

 xu'si tsquna'kulnx, na'mk'Ets oxiii'. 'Liya- na'mk' imi'staltxa. 

 K'Ets mu°'hu txwayu'lnx. Lpii'Lxamt-auk' ^ as Lxama'niyu ts-hi'- 

 tEk'. K'ELxa'ts mu'^'hu tsqiinkwai'nx. *Liya^' xu'si 5'xwal. 



Te'mlta mi'kukwaux ^ as pi'tskum. PEnqai'lnst ^ mu'^'hu as 



15 xa'mni. Ni'sk'ik's hi'k'e tsa'^'mE ayai' tas xa'mni. 'LiyaMui'mk' 

 imi'staltxa. Tsqa'mliyti s-le'wi'. 'Liya^ na'mk' qahalk'sa'xa as 

 xa'mni, hi'k'e tslai'qa ya'xau. K'Ets xii'Li hi'k'e auli'Lnx. K'is 

 mu'^'hu k'i'mhak's Lxwe'stoxs.* "Ts-yai'tsxatisk' 'Liya'"!," ts- 

 ildi'sk' as mElana'stiyu. ''Ni'sk'ik'siLmu'^'hii ayai'. Liliya^ na'mk' 



20 k' Ixautai'Li," ts-ildi'sk' as mElana'stiyu. Ha'^'tsE pELxwe'Lxwatx- 

 aunst as xa'mni. "K'-auk' 'Liya^ ila'tstau pin k'a'ltsu." Ts-ildi'sk' 

 ats-mELana'tstiyiik'iLX. "K'-qa^ na'k's ayai'm tas xa'mni," ts-il- 

 di'sk' ata's uEqa'txa 'k'as tsuwi'x. "K"-Liya^ k' Ixautai'Ln, 

 ni'sk'ik'sil mu'^'hu aya'yusEmtsx qata's xa'mni." Temu°'hii 



25 qamti'xa. PEnqai'lnst mu'^'hu as xa'mni. "Ts-yai'tsxatisk' 

 ^LiyaM 'Liya^ na'mk' imi'stal." Ts-lui'lxasxamsk'iLx. "K'-Liya' 

 k' Ixautai'ln." Temu°'hii pilqlai'xa is qamli's. "K'-llxusai'm ta-," 

 ts-ildi'sk' ats-mElana'tsti^^tik'iLX. PEnqai'lnst mu'^'lm as xa'mni. 

 "K'-auk' 'Liya^ ila'tstau pin k'a'ltsu." Temi'Lx mu'^'hu mua'- 



30 txauxa. Temu^'hu mEqei' s-le'wi', tem xa'mEt-s-hi'tsLEm tem 

 ma'yExa. "K'il tsqwa aya'yusEmts hak'ini'k'eai 'k'ku's wili'sal. 

 K'i'L k'i'mhak's tsqwa aya'yusEmts." Temi'Lx i'mstE mu'^'hu 

 ma'yEx. "Mu"'hii tsqwa k'e'a. NEqai'lst!.^ K'-Liya-' k' Lxaudai'ln. 

 K'il qa^ na'k's aya'yusEmts." Ts-ildi'sk' t simian a 'stiyiik'iLX. Tem- 



35 u'^'hti k'e'a k'i'mhak's ayai', hak'ini'k'eai %' as wili'sal. Temu"'hii 

 k'e'a k'i'mhak's a5^ai'. "Ni'sk'ik'siL mu^'hii ayai'. Wa^'na' tsau'- 

 wiyu, yuxe'tsx mu'^'hii tsau'wiyu. Hi'k'e ala'k'tutxa s-le'wi', 

 yQxe'tsx as tsau'wiyu." Ts-ildi'sk" as mElana'tstiyu. "K'-qa 

 iltqai'sik"s-slo k'is mu^'hii wil?" Ts-lui'lxasxamsk'iLx. K'Ets 



1 plu- TO STAND. 



2 For mEyiku'kwaiu . • 



3 VEq- TO HOLD. 



* For Lzwe'tsiiois. 



K riEi- TO hold; -ai inchoative; -l indirect object of 3d person; -st imperative. 



