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it who is talking there?” ‘*Oh, your aunt, the small Sagittaria-root.’ 
**Quick, let us go ashore!” They put onto her a deerskin blanket 
and put small dentalia onto her buttocks. ‘* Later on they will buy 
you for small dentalia.” He carried her inland and put her in the mud. 
Then they continued going upthe river. Againhesawaperson. ‘*Oh, 
at last my nephew has arrived, whose buttocks are full of maggots. 
If it had not been for me, all your people would be dead.”  ** Quick, 
o ashore!” The Salmon continued: ‘* Who is it who is talking there?” 
Your uncle the Rush-root is talking.” He put buckskins onto him. 
They went up again. Then another person was seen. ‘*Oh, at last 
my nephew has arrived, whose buttocks are fullof maggots. If it had 
not been for me, all your people would be dead.” The Salmon said: 
“*Who is talking there?” ‘* Ah, the Indian potato is talking.” ‘* Quick, 
let us go up!” They landed and put a woodchuck blanket onto her. 
They gave her three woodchuck blankets and put long dentalia onto 
“Tan taXi a/koa .wxo’la?” “A a’xka amé’Lak aLEmqjia’emax.” 
“Who that thus talking?” “Ah, she your aunt small sagittaria-root.”’ 
Aga: ‘‘A’yaq Ixe’gela-iX.” Iaqn’celti cpa/iX, makct iqr’talti 
Then: “Quick we will go ashore.” It was put a double deer- two were put 
onto her skin blanket, onto her 
tpaiX. Iqalga’mita akupku’p itea’potspa. “*A’Lqi aqemomela’lema, 
eerskin It was puton smalldentalia her anus at. “Later on you will be bought, 
blankets. her 
ikupku’ > amtXxiaita aqemtXumkjée’nuapa.” Iqd’kna Lxn’léuX 
small dentalia will be putupfor you will be exchanged forthem.’’ She was car- inland 
you ried 
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mud to. She was put down. 
Aqa wi ito/suwulXt. Aqa wi iqn’nqElkel Lgoare’lX: 
Then again he went up. Then again he was seen a person: 
* Koala etea’qa qayo’yamx ited’wilX ia’pute goa’yamoa. Qé néketx 
“At last he arrived my nephew hisanus having maggots. If not 
nai’ka ink/xOx ngoare’|X, pan qigoXua’ba-it tme’] Xam.” Iee’kim 
I I had been I person, (then) had died your relatives.” He said 
igu’nat: ‘tran LaXi a’kua Lx0/la?” ‘A ya'xka imé’mut ipjr’nxan 
the salmon: ‘Who that thus talking?” “Ah he your uncle rush-root 
yaXi akua ixd’la.” Iqelté asn’qseq. Maket iqr’telte tseqsr’quks. 
that thus talking.” It was put a buckskin. Two were put on buekskins. 
onto him him 
Aqa wit’ax iLo/suwulXt. Aqa wi Lgd’nax iqr’LqElkel Leoaie’lX: 
Then again he went up. Then again one more he was seen a person: 
Koala ctea’qa qayo’yamx itei’tkeu, ia’pute goa'yamo. Qe neketx 
“At last he came my nephew, hisanus having maggots. If not 
nai‘ka ink’/x6x ngoane’lX, pain qigoNua’ta-it tme’|Xam.” Ige’kim 
I I had been aT person, (then) had died your relatives.’ He said: 
igu’nat: “rin taXi a’kua Lxo'la?? ‘+ A—y—a’ ae ame’Lak 
the salmon: “Who that thus talking?” “Ah, she your aunt 
atsqjemé’miX a’kua — axo’la.” ‘“Ai/aq  alxgia’kela.” Aqa 
Indian potato thus talks.” “ Quick lett us land,”’ Then 
ILx€’9 gela- -1X. Iqn’celté — eqjula’. Lon tqjula’max —iqn’telte. 
they landed. It was put onto woodchuck Three woodchuck were put onto 
her blanket. blankets er, 
Igalga’mita — iqawikje’Le. Itea’potepa —iqalga’mit. **Maneé’x 
It was put onto long dentalia. Her anus at they were put. “When 
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