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her buttocks. ‘‘ You will be bought for long dentalia and for wood- 
chuck blankets.” Then she was placed in the mud. 
They went on again. They went a long distance and found a per- 
son. ‘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.” 
““Who is talking there?” said the Salmon. They gave him five rac- 
coon blankets and placed him near the water. 
Then they went up again. They went far up the river. They came 
to St Helens. ‘There they saw a canoe coming down the river. The 
‘“anoe came near. Ah, Blue-jay and the Crow were in it, and the 
Flounder in the bow of the canoe. They were asked: ‘‘ Where do 
you come from?” They did not reply. They were asked a second 
time. Then the Crow answered and said: ‘* ———.” The Salmon 
said: ** What does she say?” One person said: ‘*She said they went 
up with the flood tide and they came to Cascades. Then with the ebb 
tide they went down the river.” ‘*Ha! the Crow is lying! No canoe 
aqrmomeEla'lema iqawikjé’Le amtXxra‘eta, tqjula’max aqaumtXem0’ta.” 
you will be bought long dentalia willbe put up for woodchuck will be put up for 
you, blankets you.” 
Iqo’/kna @’Ljuwelkijuwelkpa. Iqora’etamit. 
She was mud to. She was put down. 
carried 
Aqa wi ixo/suwulXt. Kela?X ino’ya. Aqa wi iLatgd’qoam 
Then again he went up. Far he went. Then again they met him 
LeoaLe' 1X LoXt. “‘ Koala cteai’qa qayd’yamx  ited’wilX ia’pote 
a person there was. “At last he arrived my nephew his anus 
goa’ yamoa. Qe néketx onai‘ka inn/x6x nguatelX, pan 
having maggots. If not I I had been I person, (then) 
qigoXua’tLa-it tme’]Xam.” “nan raiXi a’koa Lxd/la?” ige’kim 
had died your relatives.” “Who that thus talking?” said 
igu’nat. A tqjana’peupen yaNXi a’kua ixd’la.” ‘* A’yaq alxé’géla-tx.” 
the salmon. Ah (a root) that thus talking.” “Quick let us land.” 
Iqa’telte qui’nem tqand’qoake. IRqéeura’etamit qjoa’p Lteu’qoapa. 
They were five raccoon blankets. He was put near water at. 
put onto her 
Ino’suwulXt, aqa ca’xalfX ind/ya. Ino’yam_  Na’yagogo-fXpa. 
They went up, then up they went. They arrived St Helens at. 
Iqitge’qelkel ike/nim éstsX. Qjoa’p igi’yOx yaXi_ ikr’nim. 
It was seen a canoe going down Near it came that eanoe, 
the river. 
A iqé’sqés razaite LéstsX kja atja’ntsa, kja apke’cX a’kjamitX. 
Ah,  blue-jay these come down and the crow, and the flounder’ in the bow of 
the river the canoe, 
“A qai’imtewa amcete’mam?” iqnoqu’mtexokua.  Niict ine’xeltco. 
“Ah whence you came?” they were asked. Not they told. 
Wet'ax — iqnoqu’mtexokua.  Md’ket?X — iqnoqu’mtexokua.  Aqa 
Again they were asked. Twice they were asked. Then 
iga’xaltco atja’ntsa. Toa’kim: ‘‘raqja’lakiawa’, Laqjamod/eqjamoe 
she told the crow. She said: “ 
Laqjapa’wapawa.” Ige’kim igu’nat: ‘*Qa’yax iga’kim??  Ive’kim 
sf He said the salmon: “What does she say?” He spoke 
LeXa't LgoaLe’|X: ‘*ILe’witeck kawu’X aqa ino’suwulXt. ILo’yam 
one ~ person: “At flood tide early then they went up. They came to 
ike’catck, aqa igitxe’takoa aqa wi ivr’stso.” ‘* Itea’LjmenXut 
Cascades, then they returned then again they went down “She is telling lies 
(the waters) the river.” 
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