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went home and cried. Then the youth said: ** Behold! you said I lied; 
he became a monster.” Then they gathered many people. His 
friend went; he cried and cried and cried. He cried a long time. 
He looked and there his friend was standing: ‘*Oh, friend,” he said 
to him, ‘‘Iam unhappy. I thought you had left me for good.” ‘*I 
shall tell you when they make me tired. Then you mayery. If they 
will let me atone, we shall do the same all the time; we shall play 
when you come here.” Then he said again to his friend: ‘* They are 
coming secretly to surround us.” The people surrounded them in a 
double row, trying to catch him, but he ran into the water, dived, and 
emerged far out at sea. ‘He lay ona snag. Then the people cried. 
‘**Go,” they said to the youth, ‘tell him we will buy for him that 
slave girl whom he liked $0 much.” The following morning his friend 
went. He cried a long time and saw his friend. He told him what 
the people had said: ‘‘ Your father will buy that slave girl for you.” 
ya Xi igjulipX: ‘“Ta’teja amegenuxd’la  itei’LjménXut ya’ Xi 
that youth: “Behold you told me I spoke a lie that 
iqcxe’Lau igé’xox.” A’qa wi iq0'xoaqtck teTXam. Lea’ pelatike 
a monster he became.” Then again they ee sent the people. Many 
iqd’xoaqtck, a’qa wi 10’ya ia’cike. Igign’tcax, igign’tcax, igign’teax 
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they were sent then again he his friend. He cried, he cried, he cried 
for, went 
ia/ctke. Leé'lé igign’tcax. IRge’kiket, a’qa iutXue’la ia’cike. ‘‘O 
his friend. Long he cried. He looked, then there stood his friend. “Oh 
cike,” itcid’|Xam, ‘‘ten’gidtkoax. Nxio’Xuan aqa gua’nksum 
friend,” he said to him, “my unhappiness. I thought then ~—— always 
imEngE'loqrq.” **Mane’x tell aqio’x @’termxtc, aqa ayamol Xa’ma, 
you left me.” “When tired is made my heart, then I shall tell you, 
teXua gamktea’xamx. Ma’nix ac ia’e aqend’xoa, a/qa kjoaiqé’ 
then you may cry. When and let I am done, then just as 
alone 
atxo/xoa. Ma’nix tqjéx amto’xoa atxkjaya’wulalema, a’ga mtii’ya 
we do. When ike you do it we play, then come 
te’ka.” <A’qa wi't’ax itcid/lXam ia’cike: ‘“‘A’qa wi tgate’t té’1 Xam. 
here.” Then again he said tohim hisfriend: ‘‘Now again they are the people. 
coming 
ItxatxkjetkLuwa’t.” A’qa wi iqexp’Lakoa. Ma’ketiX iguXoa’qoam 
They approach us secretly.” Then again they were Twice they met 
surrounded. 
te'1Xam. <A’qa wi ke’nuwa atgigrlea’ya. Ke’nuwa_ itg?’grlea 
the people. Then again try they took him. Try they took him 
ta-itci té’LXam. A’nga yaX? ma’~niX igé’kta, igikte’menq. 
those people. Already there seaward 1e ran, he dived. 
YaXi/2 ma’tniX Lax igé’x iaXakjp’niakoa wu’ Xi akit’yax. A’qa 
There seaward visible he he leaned on it that snag. Then 
became 
wi igoxoé’nimtck ta-itci té’Xam. <A’qa wi iqid’|Xam_ ya'Xi 
again they cried those people. Then again e was told that 
igiw’lipxX: “QO, tgtjo’kti amiulXa’ma, antcgomela’lema wu’ Xi 
youth: “Oh, good you tell him, we will buy her that 
ala’etiX wu’ Xi tqjéx qtcoxt.” I=gée’tcuktiX, a’qa wi id’ya ia’cike. 
slave girl that like he did her.” Day came, then again he his friend. 
went 
Le’2lé id’ta-it. A’qa wi itcé’qrikel ia’cike. Igixelgu’itck ia/ctke: 
Long he stayed. Then again peal his friend. He told his friend: 
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