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replied: '■ Let usli:iv(>;i sliootiiii,'m;itcli."" Loyoljola' coiisoiited. Then 

 Txii'mspm prepared a rock. He split it that they uiioht shoiit at it, and 

 said: '" Whoever hits this crack .shall win the game, either 1 or you. Let 

 us stake Skeena river against Nass river." Ijogoljola' agreed. It is 

 said that Logobola' had a nice box for his quiver, but Txa'rasEm just 

 made a bow and an arrow. Then he took two stones on which they sat 

 down. They talked to each other, and Txii'msKra wished to sit 

 nearest the water. He placed his grandchildren nearby. Logobola' 

 placed the Canada .lays, his grandchildren, nearbj\ Now Logobola' 

 said, *' You shoot first, brother (Tiant." But the Giant replied, "No; 

 let us shoot at the same time." Then Logobola' agreed. Txa'msEm 

 said to his grandchildren, the Crows, '• Fly ahead! If my arrow should 

 not quite reach the aim, take it up and stick it into the stone, but pull 



NLk'V't dzaps Txii'msEm lo'op. Sa'g'ant aL dEmt lo-guXde'it. 1 



Then made Txii'msEin a stctlie. He split it tr> (fut.) in they slioul. 



"Lig'1-tna' dEm fan lo-gu'Xt. ncL dEni xstat. Lig'it iie'E, 2 



"Anyboily (tut.) who in hit. he (tut.) win. Either I. 



lig'it ne'En. Deui ndo'qclEuiE K'san qaiiL Le'sEras." NLk'^et 3 



or ycju. (Fut.) we stake Siceena and Nass river." Then 



q'am-ana'oqs Logobola' het. K'"e sg'I'-gaL ama xpe'i.sis 4 



without agreed L6g6bola' he said. Then there is it is a good box 



earing said 



Logobola' xpe'isEm anda-hav>i'ltg'e. K''e ne'est Txii'msEin. 5 



Lo^ObohV box his quiver. Tlien none Txii'msEin. 



Q'am-guld-q'al-ts'a'pdEL ha-Xda'k" (|anL hawi'l. NLk''e doijE 6 



Only right away he made bow and arrow. Then betook 



