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ashamed. She took the awkward man and washed him in order to 

 purify him. Then she intended to marry hhn. .She was yoing to 

 leave the prinee who had tirst married lier. Then tiie awkward man 

 went out. as She-who-has-a-l!il)ret-on-one-side had told him. He 

 went to the pkice where the water was running- down, and lie stayed 

 in the water for a long time. Then She-who-has-a-hibi'et-on-one- 

 side came. There were four deep water holes in the creek. She 

 washed him in the first hole, then in the second one. in the tiiird one, 

 and in the fourth one. Then his skin was ver^' clean, and he became a 

 beautiful man. After he was purified, he married She-wlio-has-a- 

 labret-on-one-side. Then her mother, the Evening Sky, came again. 



dzacjs K'"aL-h;l'tgun: 



was On-one- standing- 



ashamefl side- 



(I'e'sEmq: nt cjan goL wT-dola-g'a'tgum 1 



labrot: therefore she the 1m- I'orson 



took great proper 



g'at aL clEmt io'ok'st. NLa dEoi sa'k'sk^tg'e. ni. dEin k'"et 2 



man to (tut.) wash him. Whore i fut. 1 he ^vas clean. d'ut.) then 



nalv"sk"t. Deui ha'ut'Eus K'"aL-ha'tgum (j'e'sEmq Lgo-wi'lk'siLk", 3 



(Fut.) she leave.s On-one- standing- labret the prini'o. 



she marries 

 him. 



On-one- 

 side- 



the 

 little 



La t'an k-s-q;i'gam nak"slv"t. NLk"'e La ia'L wi-dola-g"a'tgum 



(perf.) who first he married Then (perf.) went the im- person 



he married Then (perf.) went the im- 



her. great proper 



g'at. Hwilt ;in-h("'s K'"iiL-ha'tgum q"e'sEmq. NLk''e 



man. He did what said On-one- standing- labret. Then 



side- 



g'isi-l)a'xL ak"s. NLk''e 



water. Then 



aL hwil 



to where 



do^ra 

 river 



q e sEuiq. 



labret. 



16g-6m-d'a't. 



into he .sat. 



iii'et 



he 

 went 



d'at, 



he sat, 



txalpxL 



fonr 



nLk''e 



then 



a'd"ik-sk"s 



came 



K'^aL-ba'tg-um 



taiiding- 



Un-out' 

 side- 



hwilt 



where 



g*isi-lo-wa woq el 



down in he dug 



ak*8 



water 



q e tiEmq. 



labn-t. 



lo-LipLa'p. 



in deep. 



La iiak"L 



When long 



NLk-'e 



Then 



NLk-'e 8 



Then 



i6'6k-sL 



she 

 washed 



ana SL 



the skin of 



wi-g'a't aL 



the man in 



great 



huX logom-qa'oL huX k'"elt. 



again into he again 



he 

 went 



k-'elL 



one 



NLk-"e 



Then 



ts'Em-a'k's. 



in water. 



NLk-'et 



Then 



huXt lo-la'(isk"t. iU 



she 

 washed him. 



NLk-'et huX 



Then ag^ain 



qa OL 



he 

 went 



huX 



again 



k-'e'lt. NLk-'et huX lo-la'.isk"t 11 



Then 



agaui 



washed him 



Lfi gula'alt. NLk-'et huX lo-qa'oL k-'elt. NLk-'et huX 13 



a third 

 time. 



lo-la'qsk"t. Txa'lpxg-e. 



Four. 



in she 



washed him. 



NLk-'e a'd'ik-.sk"L 



Then eame 



he 

 went 



NLk-'e sEm-sa'k-.sk"L 



Then reallv clean was 



Then 



La 



his 



hwil sEin-k-'a-a'mL wi-g'a'tg-e. 



(verbal very ex- good the man. 



noun ) ceedingly great 



nak-sk"s K-'aL-hii'tgum q'e'sEmq aL La .sEm-sa'k-sk"t. 



he married On-one- standing- labret when very he was clean, 



side- 



anii'st. 13 



skin. 



NLk-'et 14 



Then 



NLk-'e 15 



Then 



