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The people tried to hit that thing, but they missed it by a long way. 
The two girls were seen. The elder one shot and hit quite near. 
Next the younger one shot and nearly hit it. Now all the people 
went home. They arrived at their houses. ‘*Who are these youths 
who almost hit it?” said the people. ‘* Wedonot know them. Maybe 
they have just come.” In the evening the girls came home. Then 
Blue-jay said: ‘‘ Maybe our girls hit that strange thing. They have 
been away [all day].” Thus said Blue-jay to the girls. 
On the next day they went again to hunt that thing. They tried 
to hit it. After some time a canoe was seen and those two youths 
were in it. The people said: ‘*Those are the youths who nearly 
hit. it.” The elder one shot first. Ah, he nearly hit it! Next 
the younger one shot. He nearly hit its back. The people went 
home. It became evening. The people came home. Then again 
Ke'nuwa tia’maq atqtilo’xoax yaXi ta’nki. Kela’7X agiyukupa’x. 
Try hit they did it that something. Far it was missed. 
Aqegrlgn’lx. Ta’maq agild’/xoax wuX axgr’kunq. joa’p ia’/mac 
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They were seen. Shoot she did that elder one. Nearly hit 
agelo’xoax. Ala’xta wuX axgn/sqax ia/maq ageld’xoax. Qjoa’4p 
she did it. Next that younger one shoot she did it. Nearly 
iamaq agelo’/xoax. NuXuakjua’x ka’nauwe  ta-itei  té’/1 Xam. 
hit she did it. They went home all those people. 
NuXuiteo’x taitci télXam. ‘‘Qa’wa-ite ta-u  tqjulipXuna’yu, 
They talked to- those people. “Who these youths 
gether 
ta-u avkoapo ia/maq  itgé’l6x?” igugoa’kim taitei té’1 Xam. 
who nearly hit did it?” said those people. 
““Nteoo Xue’LeluXt, koalé’wi tXuan iteate’mam.” Na’piX aqa 
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“We do not know them, ees Sh perhaps they arrived.” In the even- then 
ing 
qackjua/mamx staXi sha'tjau. Nigé’m iqe/sqés: ‘‘Sta’xka ~Xuan 
eame home those virgins. He said blue-jay: “They may be 
sei sga’hatjau ia’maq asgild’xoa yaxi ta’nki itkjénuwa’i. Koalé’wi 
these my virgins hit did it that something strange. Just 
kja’ya icge’xax,” itecd’|Xam ctaXi cha’tjau igé’sqgés. 
nothing they were,” said to them those virgins blue-jay. 
Wax ige’teukt?X, aqa wi qiXeluwa’lalemtck yaXi ta’nki. Ke’nuwa 
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Next it got day then again they went to hunt it that some- Try 
day thing. 
tia’maq iqte’l6x. Li’2lé, aqa wi ige’qalkel ikn’nim. Aga wi 
shoot it it was done. Long, then again it was seen a canoe. Then again 
cta’xka staxi sqju’lipX ctét. Igugoa’kim ta-itci té’1Xam: ‘‘ CtaXe’ 
those two youths came, They said those people: “They 
ctaXi cqju'lipX ta-u a’koapo ia’maq  icge’léx.” Ja’maq_ ige’lox 
they the youths who nearly hit did it.” Shoot she did it 
wuX axgr/kung a’newa. A’2koapo ia’maq ige’lOx. Ala’xtjax wuX 
that elder one first. Nearly hit she did it. Afterward that 
axe@n’sqax ia’maq igel6x. Qjoa’4p ia’kalitas 1a’maq ige’l6x wuX 
younger one shoot she did it. Near its back hit she did it that 
axgn’sqax. Tod’ Xoakjoa ta-ftei té’1Xam. Tsd/yustiX igé@/xoxotx; 
younger one. They went home those people. Evening it became; 
aga i¢d’Noakjoa ta-ftei té’1Xam. IRgoXoakjoa’mam ka’nauwé. Aga 
then they went home those people. They came home all, Then 
wi igd’Xo-iteco té1Xam: ‘*O ta-u sqjulipX cta’xka aLgé 14’maq 
again they Jee to- the people: “Oh, these two youths they later on hit 
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