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is tstidal's ts-wa'lt !Exk* .^ K'au'xuts mu'^'hu yo'la. "Hato'qwl 

 tsqwa ya'tsx tas tsudal's. I'mstE tern tas wa-na' tas hali'yu." 

 K'au'xuts I'mstE yu'la, k'au'x mu^'hu mEya'xauxam. K'Etshl'k'e 

 sau'lta tas tsudai's ts-wa'lt!Exk'. Temau'x mu"'hu hato'qwixa, 

 5 temau'x LEai'sx as Ike^ya^tiyu 'k'ltsai'x. Temu^'hu mEya'saux tas 

 xam^. "Hi'k'e tsa^ hu"ts sa'anqa, 'Liya^ aqa^^t. Xa-hi'k'e alak'u'- 

 wi, xa-'Llya- Lxwe'yai!" Ts-yu'lk'aux. "Hato'qwi tsqwa ya'tsx 

 tas tsudai's." Temau'x mu'^'hu mEya'xaux. K'Ets hi'k'e sau'lta 

 tas tsudai's ts-wa'ltExk' , mi'saux mu'^'hti muq Iwi'lauxa. Te'mlta 



10 'Liya^ qa'^'tsE temau'x LEai'sx as tsudai's 'k'itsai'x. Temu'^'hu 

 Lxwi'tsiiix, te'mlta 'Liya- Limk' le'ntEx. Hilai'nx. Temau'x 

 mu'^'hu mEya'xauxa, te'mlta 'Liya^ qa^'tsE temau'x qalpai'nx 

 LEai'sx as tsiidai's xe'Lk'aux. K'au'x mu'^'hu Lxwe'tsi, te'mltaux 

 hi'k'e hilai'nx hamsti-. Temau'x mu'^'hu ayai' 'k'as Lqwe' s-leVi'. 



15 K'au'xuts ha^'tsE Lhaya'nix na'k's 'k"as ayai' as tsudai's. Temau'x 

 mu°'hu mEya'sauxa. "St-xe'tsu." Temau'x mu"'hu xe'tsux". 

 K'Ets hi'k'e saii'lta tas tsudai's ts-wa'It !Exk' . Te'mlta 'Liya^ 

 qa^'tsE mi'saux Lxii'yux" as kusGHsi ts-yai'xaitExk' . Temau'x 

 mu°'hu k'im mEya'sauxa. "Qas i'stEkwal tsqwa lo'tsitxanx ^ tem 



20 tas wa^na' tas tsudai's." Temau'x mu"'hu mEhato'qwiyauxa. 

 Te'mlta 'Liya^ qa^'tsE mi'saux qalpai'nx Lxui'nx as kusu^tsi ts-yai'- 

 xaitExk', saii'lta hi'k'e tsa^'mE. Yu'xii k'a^qst s-le'wi' 'k'as-au 

 k' la'qEsal 'k'as na'tk' \ Te'mlta 'Liya^ qa^'tsE temau'x LEai'sx as 

 tsiidai's, psi'uLxat-s-tsiidai's, 'k'itsai'x, hi'k'e tsa^'mE a'qatsuxt as 



25 tsiidai's. Temau'x mu"'hii Lxwe'tsinx, temau'x xe'Lk' Lxu'ntitEx. 

 Temau'x k' !e'tsik's kul^ai'nx %'as na'tk'au, temau'x k'im ilui'xa. 

 "K'ist mu"'hii tsqwa Lxiii' tas tsiidai's. K'ist muq!we'lauxam." 

 K'Ets hi'k'e saii'lta as kusii^tsi ts-yai'xaitExk* , sau'x mu'^'hii muq!- 

 wi'lauxa 'k'as na'tk'au. Tsa'^'mE hi'k'e mEqami'nt as tsiidai's 



30 ts-ya'tst!Exk', ts ^ hi'k'e saii'lta. 'Lauxiya^ qa'^'tsE LEya'xaut, 

 temau'x mu'^'hii LEai'sx as tsiidai's mEqami'nt hi'k'e. Hau'k's 

 kumii'kwalyEm as tsiidai's 'k'as na'tk'au. K'Ets ta'mE xii'pa as 

 k'i'lii k' !e'tsik's %'as na'tk'au. Tas tsiidai's ts-mEqami'ntisk' . 

 Te'mlta 'Liya^' qa^'tsE mi'saux LEai'sx as hi'tsLsm k'a'lal hato'- 



35 qwiyii 'k'as na'tk'au. Temu'^'hii mi'saux LEai'sx hak'ta'mink'mk' 

 temau'x mu°'lii Itsa'msiyii. K'au'k'Ets hi'k'e qa^'ltE Itlxai'sx 

 'k'ts-hai'^'k' ats-ta'ak' qas tas xam^. Temu'^'hii mi'saux sqiili', tem 

 yasau^'yai'nx ats-mii'tsk'ak*. "Xa-tas hii°'k'i ya'tsi, k'in-uk" k'a- 

 to'qwis ayai'm ni'sk'ik'sa-'t." 



1 wait! SPAWNING GROUNDS. 3 Abbreviated from k-Eis. 



2 iltu- TO SCARE, TO DRIVE AWAY. 



