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12. E shki (lo°, those also; a, they said, 17, 30. 



13. Wa-we-a-ga-9ko°-the i° da, I have made to represent or to sym- 



bolize, 18, 31. 



14. O-do", military honors; pe-tho^-ba, seven; e no° bi no°, spoken 



of as; a, they said. 



15. I-tha-ga-9ko°-the i° da, I have made to represent or to symbolize. 



16. ^"-dse, tail; ga-tse, serrations; sha-pe, six; ga tse, these; a, they 



said. 



19. 0-do°, militarj' honors; sha-pe, six; e no° bi no", spoken of as. 



20. Sho", all, of whatever description; i-tse-a-the i° da, I have made 



them to stand for, to symbolize. 



22. No°-ka, the back, of the turtle; ga-gthe-zhe, the figures; ga, this; 



thi^-kshe, sitting; shki, also; a, they said. 



23. Wa-thi°-e-9ka, without a purpose; she-mo°, I have made; mo^-zhi 



i" da, I have not. 



24. U-no", as a means to reach old age; the, make them to be; 



mo°-thi'', as thej' travel the path of life; ta i tsi° da, they shall. 



25. U-no", as a means of reaching old age; tha, they make of; bi, 



they; do", when; shki, and; a, they said. 



26. U-no", old age; a bi, spoken of as; i-the, hve to see; ki-the, cause 



themselves to; mo^-thi", as they travel the path of life; ta i 

 tsi° da, they shall, 37, 40. 



27. Zhi°-ga, the little ones; zho-i-ga, their bodies; o°-tha, they make 



of me; bi, they; do°, when; a, they said, 36, 39. 



28. Xi''-ha, skin; pa-gi, hard and impenetrable; ki-the, cause them- 



selves to be; mo°-thi°, as they travel the path of hfe; ta i 

 tsi° da, they shall. 



29. Mo^-ge, the breast, of the turtle; ga-gthe-zhe, the figures of; ga, 



these; thi°-kshe, sitting; shki, also; a, they said. 



32. Wa-ko°-da, the god; mo°-shi, up above, the arch of the heaven; 



ta, there; ga, this; kshe, that lies; a, they said. 



33. A-ki-thi-tse, that which lies across, the breast; xo-dse, the gray 



hne; ga, this; thi°-kshe, sitting; shki, also; a, they said, 34. 

 35. I-tha-ga-fko^-the, I have made them to represent, to symbohze; 

 xtsi, verily; a-ni-ka-shi-ga, I as a people; i° da, I have done so. 



38. Ho°-ga, the people of the Ho°-ga subdivision; Tsi-zhu, those of the 



Tsi-zhu division; e-tho°-ba, of these two divisions. 



39. Zho-i-ga, their bodies; o°-tha, they make of me; bi, they; tlo", 



when; shki, and; a, they said. 



41. Ho''-ba, the days; u-pa-ki-ba, the divisions of; do-ba, the four. 



42. U-hi, to reach and to enter; ki-the, cause themselves to; mo°- 



thi°, as they travel the path of life; ta i tsi° da, they shall. 



