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eareass on top of them. Then they carried it to Tia’pexoacxoac. 
Now they were seen. ‘‘Ah, Tia’pexoacxoac, your brothers-in-law 
are coming.” Tia’pexoacxoac went out. He remained standing in 
the doorway. His brothers-in-law landed. He said to his people: 
** Quick, haul up [what they bring].” They hauled it up and placed 
it before Tia’pexoacxoac. He pulled out one plug and drank the 
blood. He drank it all. He pulled out the next one and he drank 
again. He pulled the third one and drank. After a while he got 
tired. Then he rested a little while. Then he drank again. He 
rested twice. Then he drank it all. He pulled out the fourth plug 
and drank. Now his stomach became full. He said: ‘Only the 
people of Qara’‘la give me enough.” Then it thundered. ‘* What did 
you say? Do not come any more! I have had enough.” 
Now Tia’pexoacxoac remained there, and his wife was with child. 
Soon she became sick and gave birth toa child. ‘*Go and see what she 
ingakxa’ema. A’qa itgiakxa’ema caxala’. A’qa ingiyuk1. A/2qa 
‘they laid over Then they laid it on it on top. Then they carried it. Then 
them. 
ige'Lqzlkel. “Ad, Tia’pexoacxoac, Lme’geXenaina Lté/it.” A’qa id’pa 
they were seen. SCAn: Tia’ pexoacxoac. Your brothers-in-law arecom- Then heweni 
ing.” out 
Tia’pexoacxoac. I[0’La-it ici’qepa. A’qa iLxé’gela-TX 1ia’qeXenana. 
Tia’pexoacxoac. He stayed the door- Then they landed his brothers-in-law. 
way in. uy 
A’qa itcto'lXam tia/[Xam: ‘*Ai’aq. amegiza/taptck.” <A’ga 
Then he told them his people: “Quick haul it up.”” Then 
ingiuLa’taptek.  A’qa igilxa’ema Tia’pexoacxoac. LuX _ itci’xdx 
they hauled it up. Then it lay before Tia/pexoacxoac. Pull out he did it 
eXt e’mgqo. IteLo’qumet Lia’qauwulgt. IteLo’LXom wia/qauwulqt. 
one stick. He drank it its blood. He finished it its blood. 
Aqa wi igd’n tuX itci’x6x. Aqa wi iteLd’qumet. Ina’/Lon 
Then again another pull out he did it. Then again he drank it. The third 
one one 
LUX - iter’ yux. ItcLo’qumct. La2, .a'qa tll ige’xox. 
pull out he did it. He drank it. Long, then tired he became. 
Igixta’ematck, teXoa aqa  wi't’ax  iteLd’qumet. MO0’ket?X 
~ He rested, then now again he drank. Twice 
lgixta’ematck. Aqa itcLo’/LXOm. Igd’nax tLuX itel’xdx ina’lakt. 
he rested. Then he finished it. Another pull out he did it the fourth 
one. 
Aga wi itcxo/quinct. A’qa ia’wan iuta’wulX. ** Qa’2nage 
Then again he drank it. Then his belly thick. “Only 
La’qanale’ teXua ingrnuqeteme’2.” Ai’aq tu4, tumm cxela’koatck 
the QaLa/la then they gave me enough Quick ta, tumm it thundered 
to eat.” 
igd’cax. ‘Qa qamxatxola/4? Aqa kopéi’4t ameti’ya. A’qa 
the sky. ‘ How you say? Now enough you came. Now 
ino’qeté.” 
Iam satiated.” 
A’ga i0’La-it Tia’pexoacxoac. A’qa aga’wan igaxa’lox aya’kikala. 
Then he stayed Tia’ pexoacxoac. Then her preg- came to be his wife. 
nancy on her 
Ai/aq a’qa itea’teqem iaxp’l6x. <A’qa igakXn’tom. *‘‘Amega’kctam 
Quick then her sickness was on her. Then she gave birth. “Go and see 
tan igioxd’tom, Lqage’lak wXuan, wLe’kala  LXuan.”  <A’qa 
what she gave birth to it, a female perhaps, a male perhaps.” Then 
