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Gien la e'sin isdT'gAs g-ion djila'-i sg.o'lagi la'iui gi Ifi'g.a djila'-i 1a 

 dAiisqlasta'si. Gien gutlg.A'stA la g.An ga sindag.o'dAfiagas la ga 

 (je'ifiAsi g.A'nstA saog.e'ig.a gula'-i xa'olg.atsi. 



Gien V xaL.g.ii'das gien tc!iwa'-i 1a gi'gas gien sila'-ig.ei 1a gui 

 La'als. Gien I'siii gwa'sgaoga-i 1' ki'lg.olg.ani. Sqa'oala-i at Igudja'-i 

 dA'nat xAn 1a wasg.oa'si. Gien g.eiiglga'-i l.u 1' XA'ntag.a l! 

 isdl'gus. Gien nag.astAga'nxAn nAn g.ai3"awa'-i itil'nAns 1a tcll'sg.a. 

 Djila'-i 1a tcll. Gien la c'.sin isdl's gien 1a LqA'nskitglga-i l.u nAn 

 sqetsg.adja'o da'g.aiias gl 1a dak lo'djilsi gien djila'-i 1a dA'nsqlastas. 

 Gien i'siii Y xaL.gfi'dAs. I'-sin 1a gui La'ai. 



Gien i'sin wa'sg.oga-i kilg.olg.fi'si. G.eilgl'ga-i l.u i'siii 1' xA'nlaga 

 l! i'sdi gien i'siii nAii g.ai3'awa'-i Ita'+nAus 1a tclI'gAs. Djila'-i 

 i'siii 1a tc!T. Gien i'sin 1a l! qA'nskitgi'ga-i l.u sg.o'Ugi la'na gi 1a 

 daqo'djiL gien djila'-i la'g.a 1a dA'nsqlastasi. Ga-i i'siii 1a gui La'alsi. 



Gien g.o'ng.aii lanfi'g.a xa'-idAg.a-i i'siii 1a dji'nlgoanAS. Lnaga'-i 

 staLe'il 1a tc!is. Gien L!g.aga'-i l.u a-u'ii at dja'asiii at g.o'iig.aii 1a 

 tc!i'sgina-i L.u l! qasagai'yail wAnsu'ga. " Qwe'ig.aqons " gl'tg.a 

 hao r tclix.ida'shao 1a tcliskiii'naii wAnsu'ga. Sqa'gi nAfi da'g.as 

 gl'tg.a hao Idja'ii WAnsu'ga. 



Hao Lan V sf.e'ida. 



®Not identified. 



"In this game a bunch of nticks was covered with fine cedar bark, divided into 

 two or three smaller bundles, and laid before the opponent. The latter then had to 

 guess in which was a certain stick, usually left almost undecorated, called the djil. 

 As often as he failed he kept on up to ten, which constituted the game. When the 

 second man handled the sticks the first guessed ten times plus the number of times 

 his antagonist had previously missed. 



''The two sticks with designs were alive and pulled out the djil so that it could not 

 be pointed out by an opponent. 



"He was also said to live in. a place within sight of the Land of Souls and, when a 

 gambler died, he came over to gamble with him, staking dog salmon against souls. 

 If lie were successful, there would l)e many deaths; if the gambler won, there would 

 be a great run of dog salmon. 



