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two hundred fathoms long]. Many people are fishing sturgeon at this 
time. The fishermen hear it and see that a sea-lion has been speared. 
They go to see. When they reach them, two canoes are tied to that 
sea-lion. Then it goes slowly. When three canoes are made fast to 
it, then it gets tired. It is speared again and is killed. After a while 
it is hauled ashore. When a person who has tabus is steersman, then 
the harpoon line snaps and is lost. 
Then the sea-lion is cut. When it comes from Nehelim, green 
stones are found in its stomach. When it comes from Quinaielt, 
gray or whetstones are found in its stomach. Then the game is all 
distributed. Thus did the Kathlamet in olden times. 
goes that line. Many people they fished sturgeon 
with the hook 
qatciltcima’/kuax. Nodguagé’mx gata’muktjéna: ‘‘Ige’pfXn ya’ Xi 
they heard him. They said the fishermen : “A sea-lion ~ that 
iqe@/Iqiqek".” A’qa aqego’qoamx. Ma/nix aqeta’qoamx, a’qa maket 
is speared.”’ Then they went to see. When they reached them, then two 
kjau aqa-igo’/xoax wu'Xi ake/nim ya'Xi ige’piXn. A’qa mank 
tied they were done those canoes that sea-lion. Then a little 
aah yma al mes = >, = te — (i= = ay! '/ 
Lawa’ qayo'ix. Mane’x Lon kjau aqa-igo’/xoax akn’/nim, a’qa 
slowly it went. When three tied they were done canoes, then 
tell nixo’/xoax. A’qa wi't’ax aqil@e’gq*ckax  qa-ik Xawa’qaquax; 
tired it became. Then again it was speared it was killed after being 
harpooned; 
qewa’qoax. A’qa aqid’k"1x uxe’leu. Mane’x ta’kjitau Ln/qéamé 
it was killed. Then it was carried inland. When one haying the steers- 
tabus man 
Lqiu/lipX, a’qa Lqjup qateLo’xoax ta’ Xi lé’pax, aqa nicxa’tx. 
a youth, then eut it was that hunting then it was lost. 
line, 
Mane’x aqey0’xex: igé’piXi, ma/nix @’wa Nage/lem qayd’yamx 
When it is cut ‘a sea-lion, when there Nehelim it arrived from 
ya’ Xi ige’piXi, a’qa ptsiix Lqp’nake qavéla’eta-itx ¢@/yamoguipa. 
that ~ sea-lion, then green stones are in it its stomach in. 
Mane’x @’wa Kwinait’L nigé’piXn a’qa epéq iqn’nake nita’eta-ftx, 
When there Quinaielt a sea-lion then gray stones are in it, 
from there 
ana’ e/qac nina’eta-itx. Qatgiuma’koax kia’xéqnax ina’kjétéenax. 
some- whet- are in it. He distributes it the hunter his game. 
times stones 
Ka’nauwe nixL~x'd’mx qatgiuma’koax. Kjoangé’ a/nqa nuxoa’xa-itx 
All itis finished he distributes it. Thus formerly they did 
té1Xam Gara’mat, Wa’qa-iqam, Qua’egEnEmaxiX, Gita’xaniak, 
the people Kathlamet, Wa’qa-iqam, QLa/cgEnEMaxiX, Qa‘niak, 
kjoange’ ita’kjéwula Leipe’Xruke. 
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thus they hunted them sea-lions. 
