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He went out slowly and brought those salmon. He lifted his pillow 
and put them under it. In the morning, when day came, he looked 
under his pillow and there were five dried summer salmon under it. 
Coyote looked too, but he did not find anything. Sometimes they 
wished for gamass, and only Raccoon found it under his pillow. 
When Coyote looked for it, he did not find anything. Every day 
he went to the cache and ate. When he went home, he carried their 
food; sometimes paper salmon, which he hid near the house. In two 
months they finished all the food. Now Raccoon was fat. Coyote 
thought: ‘*I will kill him and eat him.” 
On the next evening Coyote said: ‘*Do not go there, else you will 
meet warriors. Their name is Wa’'LaXtaX. They look just as I do, 
and they will kill you.” After several nights, Raccoon went again 
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luqo’pti itja’lapas.  Lawa’ 10’pa inata’t.  Itcneua’lemam tLaXi 
he slept coyote. Slowly he went raccoon. He fetched them those 
out 
Lqj@Le’Lx, Itctojlatck tia’ XNemaxateX, iter’nXtk — g@ouala. 
dried summer He lifted it his pillow, he put it underneath. 
salmon. on the ground 
Wax ige’tcukte. Itetukjema’nankmtck tia’/XemaxateX  inata’t. 
Next it grew day. He looked at it his pillow raccoon, 
morning 
QuinEma LaqjeLée’Lx iteLo/cgam, tia/XemaxateX pan  kex. 
Five dried summer he found them, his pillow full was. 
salmon 
Ke'nuwa itetukjpma’nanrmtck tia’ SmmaxateX itja/lapas; kja’ya 
Try he looked at it his pillow coyote ; nothing 
nict tanki itcid’cgam. Ana’ tw’lalX gackeikemaLema’x, ia’ema 
not anything he found it. Some- gamass they wished for it, only 
times 
inata’t  qatetucga’mx tid’ Nemaxate Xpa. Ke’nuwa —itja’lapas 
raccoon he found it his pillow at. Try coyote 
qatctukjema’nanrmx tia’XrmaxateX, kja nict tain qatciucga’mx. 
he looked at it his pillow, nothing not any- he found it. 
thing 
Ka’nauwe wLka’etax qayo7%x ta’ Xi tkje’pedlépa. Nixixr’lemamx. 
All days he went that eache to. He went to eat. 
Qia’x niXkjoa’x teXua qatctd’ktx ta’ Xi txelema’emax. Ana’ 
If he returned then he brought it that food. Some- 
times 
Lmé’ngan qateno’kIx;  qjoa’p te’ctaqupa = qatcLuped’tx.  Maket 
paper salmon he brought it; near their house at he hid it. Two 
LkLEmeEna’ke qacktuL Xo'mx ta’ Xi txrlema’emax, aqa 
months they finished it that food, then 
aya’pXeleu ya’ Xi inata’t. NixtoXua/itx itja’lapas: *‘Anéwa’qoa; 
his fat that raccoon. He thought coyote : “T will kill him; 
aninxElemo/xuma.” 
I will eat him.” 
Agona’pol aga — qatciol Xa’mx: **Nict  Gwata’  te’yim. 
One night then he said to him: “Not there go. 
Amodgoa’qoama tjuxula’/yowimax, Wa’taXtaX ita’xaleu. Kjoangé’ 
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You will meet them warriors, Wa/LaXLaX their name. Just as 
tja nai‘ka ita’lkuilé.  Ateemua’qoa.” Teii/xeX Lqa i0’qoya-TX, 
be- I they are They will kill you.” Several maybe he slept, 
hold similar. times 
aqa i0/’ya ixata’t eéwa'tkewa ya’Xi igekn’lxewaiX. Aga 
then he went raccoon there that it was forbidden. Then 
