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long line. He had used all his arrows. Then he tied his bow [onto 
them] and went up. He arrived in the sky. Now he made a hole in 
the sky and found another country. Now he went and met an old 
woman. *‘* What do you carry on your back, old woman? I am hun- 
gry; give me to eat.” ‘*I am the darkness; I am the darkness.” 
‘*“You must give me to eat.” ‘‘I am the darkness, O, chief, I am the 
darkness.” Now he jumped [at her] and took away her load. Then 
he pulled out the stopper. Now it became dark. ‘‘Close it! close it, 
O, chief, close it!’ Then he closed her load and it became light again. 
He went on and again he met people. They were black. ‘‘ Where 
are you going?” ‘*Weare going down. We go into the hair of the 
people.” [They were the lice. | 
He went on. He met more people. He said to them: *t Where are 
you going?” ‘*We are going down. We are going to live on the 
bodies of the people.” [They were the itch. ] 
He went on and again he met people. They were pretty people. 
tia’qamatex. Aqa  itixa’tqoam tia/qamatcx.  Aqa kjau itcd’xoa 
his arrows. Then he finished them his arrows. Then tie he did it 
aya’puyike. Aga iuque’wulXt. 
his bow. Then he ascended. 
Aqa i0’yam igd’caxpatiX. Aga Lxoi’p itci’yax igd’cax. Aqa 
Then he arrived sky at there. Then hole he made it the sky. Then 
id’yam igd/caxpa. Aqa itcit’/skam eLX. Ixalo/ita G1X. Aga id’ya. 
he arrived sky in. Then he found it a coun- Another coun- Then he went. 
try. try. 
Aqa itcLo’/skam Lqjeyo’qt Lqage’lak. ‘*Tan ime’ctxula, aqjeyo’qt? 
Then he found it an old one a woman. “What your load, old woman? 
Wald en/nuxt; né’tqoim.” ‘*Anpjonma’x, anpjonma’x.” ‘* Qa’txd 
Hungry > Lam; give me to eat.” “Tam the darkness, I am the darkness.” “Must 
amnklqoe/ma.” ‘‘Anpjonma’x, qe’ctamX, anpjonma’x.” Aqa 
you give me to eat.” “Tam the darkness, O, chief, Tam the darkness.” Then 
itci’sOpEna; itce/orlka itea’ctxula. Aga Laq itea’y6x aya’ kjektcote. 
he jumped; he took it her load. Then out he took it its stopper. 
Aqa igd’ponEm. ‘‘E/xpd, @/xpo, @’xpo, qgé’ctamX, é@’xpo.” Aqa 
Then it got dark. ‘*Close it, close it, close it, O, chief, close it.’’ Then 
itce’xpo itea’/stxula. Aga tuwa’x igé@’xauxix. 
he closed it her load. Then light it got. 
Aqa witax id’ya. Aqa wit’ax Ljap itci’t6x té’1Xam; tile’ XumaX 
Then again hewent. Then again find hedidthem people; black 
téTXam. ‘*Qamta amecd’ya?” ‘* A, anted’ya ge’eualiX. Antcd’ya 
people. “Where are you going?’ ‘Ah, we go down. We go to 
té1Xam LR’ gaqco.” 
the people their hair.” 
Aqa wit’ax i0’ya. Agqa wit’ax itctd’/skam té1Xam teate’t. Aqa 
Then again he went. Then again he found them people coming. Then 
itcto'lXam: **Qa’mta amco’ya?” ‘A, anted’ya gé@’gualiX. Antcd’ya 
he said to them: “Where are you going?” ‘Ah, we go ‘down. We go to 
té’/1Xam tag.” 
the people their bodies.’’ 
Aqa wi id’va. Aqa witax itcto’skam té/lXam _ tgate't; 
Then again he went. Then again he found them people coming; 
tgtjo’ktemax té/]Xam. ‘*Qa’mta ameod/ya?”? “Ad, gé@’gualfX 
pretty people. “Where are you going?” “Ah, down 
anted’ya. LE’gaqco Nate’tanuépa antcd’ya.” 
we go. Their hair the Indians to we go.” 
