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with him. Then he arose and went to the other side of the house. 
Again he lay down with the other woman. He stopped some time. 
Then he arose and went out. He went right home. In the morning 
the woman, his father’s wife, arose. She looked across the house. 
Her husband was not there. The other one awoke also. She looked. 
Her husband was not there. She said to her: ‘‘ Where did he go? 
He came home. I thought he was lying down with you. He rose.” 
Now a person went out. He watched the house. He saw footprints. 
He took a stick and broke it the length of the footprints. 
After three days Tia’pexoacxoac returned. ‘*Oh, we found the foot- 
prints of a person. They were that long and that broad.” Then he took 
the stick and compared it with his foot. It was just as long as his foot. 
He compared the width, and it was a little wider than his foot. Then 
Tia’pexoacxoac lay down. He lay down for two days. Then he 
ite’kikal.” Igiuku’laqn ya’Xka_ itea/kikala. A’qa —_fexo’kcit 
e 
my husband.” She recognized him her husband. Then they lay 
down 
itea’/kikal. A’qa igixn’latck. I6’ya te’/nat tqu’Le. A’qa wi't’ax 
her husband, Then he arose. He went tothe the house. Then again 
other side 
igix0’kcit. Agd'n aéXa’'t aqage’lak. Aqa wi __ icxo’kcit. 
he lay down. Another one woman. Then again they lay down. 
Itera’koLx. Igixe’lateck, id’pa. Né’wi igé’/Xkjoa. I=ge'tcuktiX. 
He left her. He arose, he went Atonce he went home. It grew day. 
out. : 
Igaxr'latck aqage’lak wi'yam aya’kikal. Iga’kiket kjanate’tox, 
She arose the woman his father his wife. She looked to the other side. 
Kja itca’kikala. Igaxn’latck ago’n aéXa’t. Iga/kiket: Kja’ye 
Noth- her husband. She arose the other one. She looked: Nothing 
ing 
itca’kikala. IgdXam: ‘‘Qa’mta id’ya tau  igiXatkjoa’mam 4 
her husband. She said to her: “Where he went who came home? 
Nxio’/xuan mai/kapa io’ktikt. Igixn’latck.” A’qa iLo’pa LeXa’t 
I thought you at he slept. He rose.” Then he went one 
out 
LgoaLelX ingiugoa/nXdqtiX tqu’Lé. Aga irgo’quikel tia’Xatk. 
person he watched the house. Then he saw them his tracks. 
A’qa itgé’grlga @’mqo. A’qa ingiXr’lakoa qansi’X  é’tanqt 
Then be took it a stick. Then he broke it how long 
tia’ Xatk. 
his tracks. 
A’qa Lon Lka’étax, a’qa igiXatkjoa’mam Tia’pexoacxoac. ‘‘O2, 
Then three days, then he came home Tia/pexoacxoac. “Oh, 
LgoaLe’ 1X fntcktd’cgam tia’Xatk. E’wa e’tarqt, @’wa é’taxal Xt.” 
a person we found them his tracks. Thus long, thus wide.” 
A’ga itce/gElga @’mqo, a’qa itcit’kumakja’metag té’iape. Kope’2t 
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Then he took it a stick, then he compared them his feet. Enough 
Ytatqt te/iape. Itciukumakja’métaq @’taXalXt. NOo’Lj ita’qa-irax. 
their his feet. He compared them their widths. A little arge, 
length 
Itgé@’idrgq. La2, aqa igixo’keit Tia’pexoacxoac.  Igixo’kcit modket 
He was supe- Long, then he lay down Tia’ pexoacxoac. He lay down two 
rior to him. ct 
Lka’etax. A’ga igixe’latek. ‘*O2, LXuan Le’kala  ikxota’mit 
days. Then he rose. “Oh, perhaps a male she carried 
him away 
