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xuts qau'wis Lqti'lquxwal'lt !xa kus limlana'stlyusxamstaux.^ "Xa- 

 suda^'stk'em Itsa'siyutEmts/' k'is mu'^'hu mEya'sauxam xa'mELi. 

 "K'-Ita^ i'mstE tEqwo'n sin Lqu'xwa." 



K"is mu'^'hu k' exk* ai'm-slo ts-hi'tEk'. Hak'P'hiLiyauk" k"Ets 

 5 sati'dist k'is-axa xam^", temu'^'hu ita^ i'mstE as hak'ati'k'it sati'tist 

 tem-axa xam^.^ K'is mu'^'hu tsini'Ln as pu'pEnhau. K'-Liya^ 

 qa^'tsE k'is mu'^'hu Lpu'pEiihaut si'lkustoxs. K'au'xus mu"'hu 

 ilui'm atsimlana'stiyuk'iLx as Lpu'pEnliauxamt. "Xa-xe'ilk'e Iha- 

 ya'nauwi kuxa'm hl'tslEra. K'-Llya^ pa'xt!ailt!oxs tas hi'tslEm." 



10 K'is mu^'liu i'mstE ma'yExam tsimlana'stiyuk' kwas xam-. K'is 

 mu'^'hu i'mstE hamsti- ilui'm tas hi'tslEm. "Liliya^ pa'xt!ailt!oxs. 

 P-tai^ kus pti'pEnhau Lpa'xt!ai. L-hi'k'e xe'ilk'e tiauwai'txam, 

 liliya^' tsxwa'ta, k'-Liya^" Itsi'xudEta'lln ^ hi'tslEm," K'is mu°'hu 

 tsini'Ln as pu'pEnhau. Sis u'k'eai hi'k'e tsa^'mE Lpa'xtlaLn, k'is 



15 Lpi'talLn.* K'is hi'k'e hamsti^ ha^pistELi. Hak'au^ ya'tsi 'k'as 

 Lpii 'pEnliauxam t . 



K' -Liya^" qa^'tsE k' is mu'^'hti halqa'hi as pii'pEnhau. K" Ets mu'^'hii 

 squle'-slo ts-hi'tEk'. K'is mu°'hii wustaPya'Ln. K'Ets hau'k's 

 wastaPya'hix. K'Ets 'Liya^ ni'sk'ik's xii'si LEyai'xayu. K'Ets 



20 hi'k'e xe'iLk'e haya'nauwiltlxa tas hmhi'mhaxasxamst.^ Tem-axa 

 ita^ pun'wa'hix. Ts-niEqami'ntisk' tas hi'tslEm. Temu^'hu Lpii'- 

 pEnhaiit si'lkustEx. HamstiMii'k'e mukumii'kwalyaH'ELi. K'Ets 

 'Liya^ qa^'tsE Lkumu'kwalilt !xamt sili'kwEx, k'isk'im mu'^'hii lo'qu- 

 tistoxs. K'is mu'^'hu squli'm-slo ts-hi'tEk' tas ltsii"'xuilt!xamt. 



25 Te'mlta 'Liya^ qa^'tsE k'Ets mu'^'hii Va'itsxa.^ 



K'is-axa mu^'hii ayai'm-slo ts-hi'tEk' nak' ^k'as Itsina'Lnx as 

 pii'pEnhau. K'au'xusmu'^'hii iltii'matsimlana'stiytikiLx. "P-Liya^ 

 pa'xt!ailt!oxs La'mxadoo." K'is mu°'hii ma'yExam atsimlana's- 

 tiyuk'iLx tas xam-. "A'a, i'mstauk' ita^ sin hai°^ tEqwo'n. P-xe'- 



30 iLk'e Lhaya'nauwi." K'is mu'^'hii halqa'hi as pii'pEnhati, k'is mu'*'- 

 hu wastaPya'hi hau'k's. Tas limhi'mhaxasxamst 'k'sili'kwEx. 

 K'Ets pi'iisxai atsimlana'stiyuk'iLx. "Xe'iLk'ep Lhaya'nauwi. 

 K'ip 'Liya^ haxii'^'tspliii' ^ 'k'pi'n tsli'niyii. P-hi'k'ek'a'axk'e si'- 

 qultxam." K'iLxa's mu"'hu tsqe'wuLi qas pti'pEnhaii. Tas limhi'- 



35 mhaxasxamst tem-axa tas ltsui'''xwailt!xamt. "Xe'iLk'ep Lhaya'- 

 nauwi pin tsli'niyii." K'Ets mu'^'hu hau'k's wastaPya'lnx as pii'- 

 pEnhau. K'Ets mu'^'hu tsui'^xwe'ltlxa as Lpu'pEnhaiit. "Pu'n'wa- 

 xatEp!" Ltsui°xwe'lt!xamt as Lpii'pEnhaut i'mstE. Hau'k's lo- 

 wa'stallnx as pii'pEnhau. K'Ets hi'k'e hak'Eni'k'eai pi'iisxai tas 



1 mElana'stlyu chief, leader. 



' The number of players on each side was not necessarilj^ restricted to 11. 



5 tSiZUt- TO PUSH. 



* pt- TO GIVE, TO PAY BLOOD MONEY. 



