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cut it in pieces, some large and some small. The pieces of skin were 
transformed into prairies; the large pieces became large prairies, the 
small pieces became small prairies. 
icelyux.  Ka’nauwe qax iegiXu'qo-iq yaXi ia’pjaskwal yaXi 
they did it. Every where they two threw that its skin that 
it away 
iqex@/Lau. = Lqju’pLqjup icgi’yux, ana’ ia’qa-iL, ana’ i0’kjoa-its. 
monster. Cut they two some- large, some- small. 
did it, times times 
Ka'nauwe ga2x gi e’1X qa temga/emaX ige’xux yaXi ia’pjaskwal 
Every where this country where prairies became this its skin 
yaXi iqexe’Ltau. Mané’x ia’qa-iL LqjOp qasgid’xoax, aqa ita’qa-iL 
” that monster. When large cut they two didit, then large 
temga’emaX. Mane’x 10’kjoa-its Lqjop qasgid’xoax, aqa ito’kjoa-its 
prairie. When small eut they two did it, then small 
temqa’emaX. 
prairie. 
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