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house. They saw these bones. They were those of the sea-lion, 
seal, porpoise, sturgeon, beaver, raccoon, otter, elk, bear, and deer— 
bones of all kinds of animals. And there were shells of clams, cockles, 
large clams, racer clams, oysters, crabs, mussels, mud clams—shells of 
all kinds of sea food. Then an old man said: ‘‘O grandson! now we 
shall have food again. Just so it happened long ago, when we also 
suffered starvation. The Hunger’s mat was taken away, and the 
people were able to procure food again. Everything was attained, 
when in olden times the people took the Hunger’s mat from her.” 
The bones were put into the mat and were poured into the water. 
On the following day an elk hunter went inland. After a little 
while he came down to the water and said: ‘*I have killed three elks.” 
On the following morning a seal hunter went out. After a little while 
the flood tide came and he landed on the beach of the village. His 
tqu’te. A’ga iqtukjuma’nanemtck ta’ Xi tn’qjoted. — Ige’pix'n 
house. Then they were looked at those bones. Sea-lion 
ia’qjoteo, a’lxayu I’teaqjoted, ~ako’tckote —I’teaqjoted, ~~ ina’qon 
its bones, seal its bones, porpoise its bones, sturgeon 
ia’qjOtcd,  iqoa-ine/né  ia’qjdtcd, istakjué/n  ia’qjoted, @/nanaks 
its bones, beaver its bones, raccoon its bones, otter 
ia’qjotco, imd’/lak ia’qjotco, iskéntXoa — ia/qjdted, ema’crn 
its bones, elk its bones, bear its bones, deer 
ia’ gq !oted Ka’ é ta/nemax tr’ gaqjotcd A’ 
la q -OUCO. Aa nauwe a nEmMax E gaqjotco. qamuwa 
its bones. All things their bones. Large clams 
argantiaqul, ape’Xtnat a’gantijaqul, iqoa’quné a’yattjaqul, iqona’ 
their shells, cockles their shells, cohoes (?) clams their shells, racer 
clams 
a yattjaqul, iLO/XLOX a’ yattjaqul, LkaLxe’la a/LaLtjaqul, itguée’matk 
their shells, oysters their shells, crabs their shells, mussels 
a'yatiaqul. Ka’nauwe tmaLné’qoxoémax; ai/é a'gattiaqul. A’qa 
their shells, All sea food; mud their shells, Then 
clams 
ine/k?m LeXa’t Lajeyo’qt: ‘*E4, itefqein, a’qa flxixn’lemitck. 
he said one old man: “hh, my grandson, then we shall eat. 
Kjoanqge’ a’nqa wi'tax again Walo’. Aqtaxa’tckam Lga’qjapenX 
Just so long ago also she was the It was taken from her her mat 
done Hunger. 
Walo’. A’qa  neXuitXelemitck té1Xam. Ka/nauwe tan 
the Then they obtained food the people. All things 
Hunger. 
qaqitpjé’yaLx. Ta’anéwatike qatk~exa’tegam Lga’qjapenX Walo’.” 
were gathered. The people of olden they took away from her mat the 
times (the first ones) her Hunger."’ 
Iqawe'kitkn ta’ Xi ty’qjotco. Wax iqtd’/xoam ma’LniX ttcu’qoapa. 
They were put those bones. Poured they were seaward the water into, 
into the mat 
Wax ige’teuktiX. Jd’ya  xn/leu  ya'Xi _iqtia’ Xeknax, 
Next day day came. He went inland that their hunter, 
imo’lpkpmax gia/kjéwula; as no/LjiX id’ya, igé@’~txam. Ige’k‘im: 
elks having for his and a little he had re came to He said; 
game; gone, the water. 
“Ton inio/téna imd’lekemax.” Wax  igé’teukt?X.  Id’ya 
“Three I killed them elks.”’ Next day day came. He went 
alxayo/max gia/kjéwula. No/LjiX intuwe’tckjoam,  igixé’gela-TX 
seals having for his A little it came the flood tide, he landed 
game, while 
