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He told his friend: **Tell them to be quiet; they were ashamed of 
me.” Then his father said: ‘‘ Let us put a net into the water. He 
will dive and the net will catch him.” Day came. His friend went 
out first. Then the people went. Then they put a net into the water 
near the land. They tied large stones to it so that the net hung down. 
They surrounded him. They surrounded him in three rows and drew 
nearer and nearer. The two youths were playing shooting at targets. 
Then the quickest jumpers tried to jump at him and the people tried 
to take him, but he had gone into the water. He dived between the 
net and the land. The net did not shake, and he came up in the water 
beyond it. His ears were that long. Then the people went home. 
They cried. His father said: ‘* Let us kill him. Perhaps he will be 
put on the land.” They mended their arrows. Early his friend went. 
He stood a long time and said to his friend: ‘*They will shoot me.” 
Now the people came. They put two nets into the water and tied 
“A, qamuxo'la, ateumela’lema we’mam wu' Xi ala’et?X.” Iteio'/Xam 
“Ah, youare told he will buy her your father that slave girl.” He said to him 
iacike: “SO, amuolXa’ma ac  qan  aLxEnx0’xoa, A’OLEL 
his friend: Ob tell them and quiet they shall be. Nevertheless 
iter’ kj emasamit.” Ige'kim ya’Xi wi'yam: ‘*Naua’itk aqto’k1a. 
I made them ashamed.” e said that his father: “A net will be 
carried. 
Wukj agto’xoa Lteu’qoapa. Kjo’ma alikté’menqama, a’qa qui 
Straight it will be made water in. Perhaps he will dive, then hang 
atxeld’xoa.” IJoé’teukt?X. Ja’newa id’ya ia’ctke. A’qa wi't’ax 
s y q 
they will do him.” Day came, First he went his friend. Then again 
itel’ya ta-iteci téIXam. A’qa wukj. iqn’téx taXi naua/itk 
they went those people. Then straight it was made that net 
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Lteuw’qoapa qjoa’p e’1iX. Kjau’kjau iqno qoax iLa/qa-iLax LqE nake 
water in near the land. Tied were done large stones 
wa ge’oualiX taXi  naua’itk. A’gqa wi igck’Lakoa. Lo'ntX 
there Below that net. Then again they two were Three 
surrounded. times 
iguXoa’qoam ta-itei té’lXam. Qjoa’p itgi’céx. Wa’qjpas icxegé’lin. 
they met those people. Near they came. Target they two were 
playing. 
Kée’nuwa_ iqeé’kenpEna, cea’xclalagemax itkee’kenpEen.  Ige’kta. 
Try they were jumped at, the quickest ones they jumped. He ran. 
Ke’nuwa itge’grlga ta-itci té1Xam, a’nqa ya’ Xi ma’tniX ige’kta. 
Try they took him those people, already there seaward he ran. 
Tgikté’menq ataé’muLxeleu ta’Xi naua/itk. Né%st igd’xoala ta’ Xi 
He dived landward from it that net. Not it shook that 
nauvitk. YaXi’2 méa/itniX Lax igé’xéx. E’wemax ita’/tktax 
net. There seaward visible he became. Thus long 
tia’utcake. Ig6’Xoakjoa ta-itci té’lXam. Igoxoé’nimtck. Ige’kim 
his ears. They went home those people. They cried. e said 
ya Xi wi'yam: ‘“Tetjo’/kti a’qa aqewa’goa. Kjo’ma_ Lxk’leuX 
that his father: “Good then he is killed. Perhaps landward 
aqio’tea.” Iten’t6x tga’qamateX tjaya’. Kawi'X id’ya_ ia’ctke. 
he will be put.” ger made his arrows good, Early he went his friend. 
them 
Lele id’'ta-it ia/ctke. A’qa igé’kim ya’Xi ia’etke: ‘‘A’gqa ten’maq 
Long hestayed his friend. Then he said that his friend: ‘Now shoot 
aqtEnlo’xoa.” A’qa teate’t té’lXam. A’qa mdket  naua‘itgnmax 
I shall be done by Then theycame the people. Then two nets 
them.”’ 
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