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vertical cliff rises, and the tracks <if Asi-hwiTs snowshoes where he 

 climbed the cliff are still visible. Beyond the cliff' he saw the hear 

 enteiing a large house. lie stayed at the door and heard the people 

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That is, "A.si-hwii is picking the l)ones of luy neck." .Vsi-'nvi'l was 

 unable to enter, and returned. He had lost the bear. 



He went to the country of the Tsimshian, and married a girl of that 

 tribe. The girl's brothers were .sealion hunters. Once iii)on a time, 

 during winter, gales were raging, and the brothers were unal)le to 

 kill any sealions. One day Asi-hwi'l accompanied them. AVhen they 

 came to the sealions' rock, they found that there was a high swell, 

 and they were unable to land. But Asi-hwi'l put on his snowshoes, 

 took his staff, and jumped ashore. Then he ran up the rock and killed 

 all the sealions. The brothers became jealous uf him. and deserted 

 him. When Asi-hwi'l had killed ail the sealions and made ready to 

 jump back into the canoe, he saw that the brothers had left. The tide 

 began to ri.sc. When it had almost covered the rock, he put his .staff 

 into a fissure and sat down on top of it. When the ffood tide rose 

 still higher, he tied his bow to the end oi his staff and climbed on top 

 of the how. There he .sat, and whistled the call which his father 

 had taught him: 



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Then the tide ceased to rise, and s(_)on the water began to fall. 

 The rock became dry again. Then he lay down to sleep. While he 

 was sleeping, somebody nudged him and whispei-ed, " Grandmother 

 invites you in." He looked down, but he did not see anyone. He pulled 

 his blanket over his head and tore a hole in it with his teeth. Then 

 he peeped through the hole. After a little while he saw a mouse 



