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4. The (riant did not Iviiow where his coiupunioti h;id o-one. It was 

 at the mouth of the Nhs.s river where the (iiant had eouie down, whih^, 

 Loffoliola' had come down in the darkness at the mouth of Skeenu 

 river. The Giant went to the mouth of Nass river. It was always 

 dark, and lie carried the max about with him. He went up the river, 

 and ghosts whistled right before him. Then he was afraid. He 

 returned, and therefore the waters of the river also turned back. 



5. He continued to go up the river in the dark. A little farther 

 up he heard the noise of people who were catching leaves in nets 

 from their canoes. There was a loud noise out on the river, because 

 they were working hard. The Giant, who was sitting on the shore, 

 said: "Throw ashore one of the things that you are catching." And 

 those on the water answered: " Where did vou come from, vou great 



■1. Hwai! Ni'g-it hwila'x-s Wl-g-a't tsE hwil d'Ep-a'xk^t. 1 



Well! Not he knew Giant where down lie eunie. 



NLk*'c ni'i;"'it hwilfi'x'L hwil da'uLi. .sti'lt. Hwiiil iiiu^a'nL 2 



Then nut he knew where he left his eom- Well! at the 



panicn. month of 



Le'sEms hwil crEp-tVqLk"s Wl-g"a't. NLk"\~ niat;iVnL K'sun 3 



Nass river where down eame (liant. Then at the Skeena 



mouth of river 



hwil (ie-(rKp-a'(iLk"s Logobola' aL spagait-sqa'Exk". Ni,k'\~ ^ 



where also clown reached L6^6bola' at in the dark. Tlien 



niao'u'uL Le'sEiia.s aL spagait-.squ'exk" 5 



down went Giant to the nionih Nass river at in the dark 



river of 



qanet-hwila k'uL-yo'guL max. NLk*'et hwaL tia-g-'ig'a'iiLg'o. *5 



always about he carried the Then he found a little above. 



max. 



NLk''et lo-g'itwi'nqL llo'lEq ts'a'Elt. TgoiiL he'tg'e: (Whistle.) 7 



Then in whistled gho.st.s his face. This they said: (Whistle.) 



NLk"'e xpetsa'Xt. NLk"\" sa-lo-ya'ltk"t; iiLqan hwilL ak's. 8 



went found 



(fai' villi g'ig'il'nix'. NLk'^et iiaxna'L hwil hahii't t*an iii<)k"L 11 



close by above. Tlien he heard where noise of who eatehiui,' 



HI net 



ia'ns aL g'Ik.sL uk^-xwila'gantk" aL sEm-saqakfe'lEqLt. NLk''e 12 



leaves at offshore from land roaring and they were working hard. Then 



to sea. 



cFas Wl-g'a't aL g'ih~''lix'. NLk'*e a'ig'ixt: ''SEUi-tsagaia-ina'gaL 13 



sat Giant at inland. Then he said: "Really ashore yon throw 



down 



k*'a'guL an-lnvunsE'mist lave'E.'" XLk''e tgouL heL g'l'ksg'e; 14 



one what you got tome." Then this said th().seolT 



shore; 



