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they were posts of a house. These people looked just like posts. 
Then he came to a person who dragged his intestines on the ground. 
When he came near, he saw that it was a mat made of rushes. The 
road was full of tracks of people. Now he came down to a large 
creek. He looked across and saw a large town. He heard people 
making canoes. Then a person came up to him. He recognized one 
of his mother’s relatives who had been dead long ago. He said: 
“Did you come at last? They are waiting for you. The news of your 
arrival has come already. They will buy for you the girl whom you 
like. She and her mother have come across.” Then that person left 
him. The grass at that place was three fingers wide and was more than 
man’s height. It was moved by the wind and sounded like bells. He 
heard it ringing all the time. The grass told the people on the other 
side what was going to happen. Now he saw that woman and he 
thought: ‘*I do not like her. She looks just like her mother. Her face 
qay ugoata’qoamx, aqa trlapa’tke.  Kjoanqii’ tmnqia’wac ti’ Xam 
he reached them, then house posts. Just so side posts of people 
the house 
qateoquikE’lx; qatcugoata’qoamx, a’qa tr’mqgd. Qatcrkta’qoamx 
he saw them; he reached them, then sticks. He met him 
tgoaLe 1X inktura’tat La’qjameuke.  Qjoa’p qateLo’xoamx, a’qa 
‘a person he hauled them his intestines. Near he reached him, then 
icd/lnk.. Kjoanqi’ igja’penX,  kjoanqi’ ilkjua’te. Tejemm 
a mat. Thus a small rush mat thus asingle rush mat. Variegated 
(with ornamented 
margin), 
toa’ Xatk té’1Xam wu'Xi a’eXatk. Qayd/Lxamx @/qxaL;  ia’qa-iL 
their tracks people that road. He came down to a creek; a large 
the water 
e’qxau. Nige’ketx éGwa kjanate’toL, a’ga e'lXam, ia/2qa-in ya’ Xi 
creek. He looked thus theotherside, then a town, large ~ that 
elXam. Qoa’o, qoa’o, qoa’o, akn/nim itguxod’lal. QaLigd’qoamx 
town. (Noise of making canoes) canoes they worked. He reached him 
tgoate 1X. = Itciugu’laquk wa'yaq Lea/cux a’nqa qaLn’/temEqt. 
a@ person, He recognized him hismother herrelative long ago he was dead. 
Ingio’| Xam: ‘*Iqamuta’wina, amtée’mama? A‘nga temé’xakelaxelt 
He said to him: “You were awaited, did you come? Already your news 
itgate’mam amte’ia. Ma’nix amte’mama a’qa aqumela’lema wu’ Xi 
~ arrived you would When you arrive then she will be bought that 
come, 
tqjex qmmo’xt. Kja ctaxl’yax ctet, icte’kastiX kja aga’/kxo.” 
like whom you do. And these eame, they went across and her mother.”’ 
A’qa wi iLpqn’loqiq La’ Xi Leoare’lX. A’wemax ita’xalXtax na’ Xi 
Then again he left him that person, Thus its width that 
Lge’wan. Gipr/temax iLa’Lqtax. Inxelalalemtck La’ Xi Lgé’wan. 
reed. Thus its height. It was waving that reed. 
Ya’ Xka wjagi tii/ntén aqiyo’xoaxtX. Itereteimelitemtck La’ Xi 
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That just as bells it did. He heard it much that 
Lge’wan. Inxegu'Litck La’Xi Lee’wan @’wa kjanate’tuL. Itea’qrlkel 
~ reed. It told that ‘reed there at the other side. He saw her 
wu Xi aqagé@’lak. A’qa @’yamxtcpa: ‘“‘Nect tqjex ntcd’xoa. Kjoarqii’ 
that woman. Then his heart in: “Not like I do her. Just as 
wu Ni wa’qaq. Ista’tsqem sea’xdst gua’nesum.” Kjoanqii’ ya’ Xi 
that her mother. Its sickness her face always.” Just so that 
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