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everything that was bad. They were friends. When it became winter 
again, the men of Nisal let the figure of the supernatural being dance. 
It danced whenever that man who had a supernatural helper wanted. 
When he sang, the cedar figure danced. All the people went to see it. 
They were surprised. Then those two bad youths, those mean men, 
spoke together. The one said to his friend: ** What do you think? 
We will strike the figure of the supernatural being.” The other one 
replied: ‘* Let us strike it.” 
On the following day they went inland and searched for a branch. 
They took it and made a club. When they had finished the club, they 
went toward the sea and hid near the house. It grew dark. One night 
the Nisal cried ‘* Eh—” during the dance. They were glad when the 
figure of their supernatural being danced. The next night, the 
two youths went across, and when they got across, they crept up 
secretly to that house. When they came near the door they stopped, 
and one of them said to his friend: ‘* You lift the door flap; I will 
strike that supernatural thing.” 
nicxeElo’xoax ia’mEla Lxa/cike. Wi't’ax tea/xelkiix’ igé’xéx. Wi 
they did bad the friends. Again winter it became. Again 
kjoatqe’ ya’Xi i0/LeEmax aqid/xoax, ina’yunemax  Leta‘acuwict. 
thus that figure of a it was made, their figure of a the Acuwi/ct, 
supernatural supernatural being 
being 
Ya’xka ia’Xaqamit, a’qa iuwe'lalemx.  Qatcigeltexe’mx ya’ Xi 
He his mind, then it danced. He sang much that 
gia’yuLeEmax, qayuwe’tckuax ya'XNi e’ckan. Ka’nauwé  té’/Xam 
the one having the it danced much that cedar. All people 
figure of the super- 
natural being, 
gatgixélo’texa-itx. Ac qjiie npxoa’xax té’1Xam.  <A’qa_ icf’k‘fm 
they went to see it. And surprised they were the people. Then the two 
said 
cta’ Xi eqju’lipX cta’Xi-—s gicta’/merla eqju/lipX —cta’/texatemax. 
those two youths those two bad ones two youths the two mean ones. 
Itcid’ Xam ia’cike: =“*Qa  @/memxte? Atxgiugoe’]Xrma tau 
He said to him his friend: * How your mind? We two will strike it that 
io’LeEmax.” I[tcid’|/Xam_ ia’cike, igé’k‘im ya’Xi @’Xat: ‘*Tetjo’kti 
figure of the He said to him _ his friend, ~ he said that one: “Good 
supernatural 
being.’’ 
atxg@iuqoe’|Xrma.” 
we two strike it.”” 
Wax ige’tcukté. A’qa icto’ptck txe/leuX. Icgd’naxt A’Lap. 
Early day came, Then they two went landward. They searched a branch. 
up for it 
Iego’cgam a’Lap. A’qa ici/kux ata’mgjat. Inkea’konq ata’majar. 
They two a branch, Then they two a club. They finished it the club. 
found it made it 
A’qa fetd’txa. Qjoa’p tqu’Lepa a’qa iegd’peut. — Igd’ponrm. 
Then they went Near the house at then they two hid. It grew dark. 
dewn toward 
the water. 
Agon a’ pol eLutk  qatgid’xoax — kneta’acuwict. Ma’nix 
One night erying ‘‘ Eh”’ they did the Acuwi’ct. When 
qayuwe'tegoax ya’ Xi ina’yvutemax,  kjwa’nkjwan qaLxigEld’xoax. 
it danced that their figure of a glad they were. 
supernatural 
being, 
