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atown. Ile went out, | and there were only dead ones. There was 
nobody in the town. | He started to go back. Then he came to the 
last place where Kutenai lived. He went | to the town, and dead 
bodies were all piled up || inside the tents. He always went about, and 
he knew | that all the people were gone. He was crying as he went 
along. | He thought: ‘‘I am the only one left in this country, for the 
dogs | also are dead.”’ When he came to the farthest village, | he went 
about, and he saw some footprints of people. || They had a tent. 
There were no dead bodies. Farther away there | was the village 
site. He knew there must be two or three (alive). | He even saw 
footprints—large ones and smaller ones. | He did not know if there 
were three. He knew some one wassaved. He went on in his canoe, | 
and thought: “Tl paddle that way. Those who lived here used to 
go that way. || If it is a man, he might have moved.” | Then he 
started in his canoe. He went along in his canoe, and saw above 
there | two black bears eating berries. He thought: “Tl go | and 
shoot them. If I shoot them, Ill eat them. Jl dry them. Then 
Tl | seeif any one is left. After I have dried the meat, || Il look for 
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them. I have seen footprints of people. They might be hungry © 
men | or women. They shall eat.’’ Then he started, and went there | 
where the bears were. He arrived, and saw | that they were not 
bears, but women. He saw one older one, | and the other one a girl. 
He thought: || ‘‘I am glad to see people. Let me take that woman | 
to be my wife.” Then he went and took hold of | the girl. The girl 
spoke, und said to her mother: ‘Mother, | [see aman.’ Her mother 
looked. The woman saw | that her daughter was telling the truth. 
She saw aman || taking her daughter. Then the woman and | the girl 
and the youth cried, because they saw that all | the Kutenai were 
dead.- When they saw each other, | they all cried together. The 
older woman said: ‘‘Don’t | take my daughter. She is still small. 
Take me. || You shall be my husband. Later on, when this my 
she shall be your wife. Then you shall have 
daughter is large, 
children.” | Then the youth married the older woman. | It was not 
long before the woman said: ‘‘ Now | I see that my daughter is grown 
up. Nowshe may be || your wife. It is good if you have children. | 
Her body is strong now.’”’ Then the youth took | the girl for his wife. 
Then the | Kutenai increased from these. | 
Now I have told what happened long ago. Enough. | 
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