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She waked them. The people remained quiet. They rose and made 
themselves ready. They took their arrows. One of them was told: 
‘Light the fire.” That person lighted the fire, and something became 
visible in the doorway. Its face was as large as the moon. . The peo- 
ple said: ‘*‘Oh, a monster has come to our fence? > but the singer said: 
“Is ita monster? It is that old man who comes to see the dance. 
He has come to give you food.” Behold, a sea-lion came to see the 
dance. He was shot, and was dead. Far up from the sea was their 
town. Nevertheless that sea-lion went up. Then the people who had 
gone to attend the singing ate it. Thus was my grandfather’s super- 
natural helper at Laxanakeo’ngut. 
antutqo’yutexema té’]Xam.” A’qa iLtuqd’yute, ac qEnr/mkatiX 
I awake them the people.” Then sheawoke them, and they remained 
quiet 
ta-itci té’lXam. IguXoa’qo-itq ta-itei té’1Xam.  IZguxoala’yutck. 
those people. They arose those people. “They made them- 
selves ready. 
Itgo’guiga tga’qamatcX. Iqnio’'lXam tLa’Xi rLeXa't: ““WaX a’xa 
They took them their arrows. He was told that one: “Light do it 
wu' Xi a’ton.” WaX inn’/k6x ta’Xi tugoarelX. A’qa ta’/nki 
that fire.” Light he did it that person. Then some- 
thing 
Lax igé’xdx iei’qepa. wLXuan ii’wima feta/qa-inax sia/xdst La 
visible “howena the door at. Perhaps thus large its face like 
Lktemena’ksté.  Iougoa’k‘im ta-itci té’1Xam: ‘‘Iqexé’nau ya’ Xi 
the moon, They said those people: “A monster that 
alilxee’tpqa.” Ige'k 1 im ya’ Xi ige’qtcxam: ‘‘ Iqexe’tau tci? La’ Xka 
he w ill come in.” e said that the one who sang ‘A monster {int. He 
conjurer’s songs: part.]? 
La’Xi Lajeyo’qt iLxételo’texam itgEmcitqoe’mam.” Qoct igé’ pi Xn 
that ae old man he carte, to see the he came to give you food.” Behold B sea-lion 
ance 
yaXi'yaX igixelo’texam. Tia’maq iqte/l6x, kopa’  id’maqt. 
that he came to see the Shoot then he was there he died. 
dance. done, 
KelatX ca’xaliX ya’Xi @lXam, tatcja iuque’wulXt ya’Xi 
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Far up that town, but he went up that 
ige’piXn. Aga itgixn/lemuX ta-ttei té’1Xam, ta-ftci igé’taxelotexe. 
sea-lion. Then they ate those people, those who ne come to see 
the dance. 
Oxué'lutex ya’Xi é'texampa. Kjoanqe’ La’yutemaX ~ a’/nga 
They saw the that song at. Thus their supernatural long ago 
dance helper 
Laxanaked/ngut hai ‘ka ten’qjéyuqtike. 
Laxanakeo meut! my ancestors. 
1A Nehelim village. 
