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20. Pe-xe i-ba, rattle handle; the, use; mo^-thi", as they travel the 



path of life; hi, they; do"^, when; shki, and; a, they said. 



21. Pe-xe i-ba, rattle handle; i-ts'a, causes of death; thi"-ge, having 



none; ki-the, cause themselves to; mo°-tlii", as they travel the 

 path of life; ta, shall; bi a, they; wi-po^-ga, my younger broth- 

 ers; c-ki-a, said to one another; bi, they: a, they said. 



22. Ga-mo"-dse, the dust within the rattle; ga, this; thi°-kshe, sit- 



ting; shki, and; a, they said. 



23. E-shki do", that also; a, they said. 29. 



24. Wa-thi^-e-fka, without a pm-pose; zhi i" da, it is not. 



26. Wa-shi-slii to", possessions; bi, they, or of the enemy; e no" bi 



no", spoken of as; a, they said. 



27. Sho°, of every kind; xtsi, verily; pa-xe i° da, I have made them 



to be. 



28. Mo"-shi ta, at the upper part; u-thi-k'u-dse, where a hole is 



drilled; ga, this; tse, that stands; shki, also; a, they said. 



30. Wa-tlii°-e-9ka, without a purpose; she-mo°, I have acted, made; 



mo"-zhi i" da, I have not. 



31. Wa-gthi-shka zlu"-ga, insects, living creatures. 



32. Be, whoever; zhin-ga, little ones, offspring; i-ta i, theirs; shki 



do", they may be; a, they said. 



33. U-ki-o"-the, tlu-ow themselves into, as into a snare; o"-ga-xe, we 



make them to; o^-mo^-thi", as we travel the path of life; ta, 

 shall; bi a, we; wi-fo"-ga, my younger brothers; e-ki-a, said 

 to one another; bi, they; a, they said. 



34. He-dsi, at that time and place; xtsi, verily; a, they said; a bi" 



da, it has been said; tsi, house; ga, in this. 



35. Ga-fu-the, sounded the rattle •mill a stroke; the-tha, toward a 



certain point; bi, they; do", when; a, they said. 



37. Shi"-to, youth; ho, voice; btho"-xe, broken; do", a; a, they said. 



38. A-ga-fa-thu, upon him they soundeil the rattle; the-tha, delivered 



the stroke; bi, they; a, they said. 46, 54, 62. 



39. Wa-ga-f a-thu, the act of sounding the rattle and delivering the 



stroke; mo"-thi", as they travel the path of life; bi, they; do", 

 when; shki, and; a, they said. 47, 55, 63. 



40. Wa-ga-f a-thu, the act of sounding the rattle and delivering the 



stroke; gi-wa-ts'e-ga, easy for themselves; ki-the, cause to be 

 mo°-thi", as they travel the path of life; ta, shall; bi a, they 

 wi-po"-ga, my younger brothers; e-ki-a, said to one another 

 bi, they; a, they said. 48, 56, 64. 



41. I-gtlii-hi-dse, use against the enemy, ceremonially; mo"-thi°, as 



they travel the path of life; bi, they; do", when; shki, and; 

 a, they said. 49, 57, 65. 



