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71. Thiu-xe, willow tree; ts'a zhi, that dies not; to", the standing; 



no°, a; a, they said. 74. 



72. E-dsi, there; xtsi, close to; kshi, having returned to; gthi°, 



sitting position; thi°-kshe, he sat; a, they said. 



73. I-ki-pa-no°-zhi''-zhi°, clinging to its trunk; tsi-the, as he pro- 



ceeded to rise: to", he stood. 



75. Ha, O; wi-tsi-go e, my grandfather; a, they said. 



76. E-go", that I shall succeed; tho^-ta, possible; zhi a, it seems 



not; wi-tsi-go e, my grandfather; e-gi-a, said to hun; to°, as 

 he stood; a, they said. 



77. Zhi°-ga, O little one. 



78. 0°-tho°-ki-pa-no°-zhi°-zhi", cling to me for support in their 



efforts to stand; mo°-thi°, as they travel the path of life; ta i 

 tse a, they shall; zhi°-ga, the little ones; e-gi-a, said to him; 

 bi a, they said. 



79. Ko°-thi-xthe-ga, the base of my trunk that sends forth roots; 



ga, this; thi°-kshe, that sitteth; shki, also; a, they said. 



80. U-no°, sign of old age; a-gi-the, I have made it to be; a-thi" he a, 



in my life's journey; zhi°-ga, little one. 



81. Zhi°-ga, the little ones; u-no'', sign of old age; o°-tha, make of 



me; bi, they; do", when; shki, and; a, they said. 86, 94. 



82. U-no°, old age; a bi, that which is spoken of as; i-the, live to 



see; ki-the, cause themselves to; mo°-thi°, as they travel the 

 path of life; ta i tse a, they shall. 95. 



83. Xi°-ha, bark; ba-g'i^-tha, roughened with age; ga, these; kshe, 



that lie; a, they said. 



84. E shki do", those also; a, they said. 



85. U-no", sign of old age; a-gi-the, I have made to be; mi"-kshe 



i" da, I who sit here. 



87. Xi°-ha, skin; ba-?'i"-tha, roughened with age; a bi, that which 



is spoken of as; i-the, live to see; ki-the, cause themselves to; 

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

 zhi°-ga, the little ones. 



88. Ga-xa, lower limbs; a-ki-gthe, branching out from the trunk; 



ga, this; tse, standing; a, they said. 



89. A-hiu-ha, arms; a-gi-the, I have made them to be; a-to" he i° 



da, I who stand here. 



90. Zhi^-ga, the little ones; a-hiu-ha, arms; o°-gi-the, make of me; 



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

 shki, and; a, they said. 



91. A-hiu-ha, arms; a bi, that which is spoken of as; i-the, live to 



sec; ki-the, cause themselves to; mo°-thi°, as they travel the 

 path of life; ta bi" da, they shall. 



92. Ga-xa, limbs; shdo-zha, bent downward; ga ge, these; shki, 



also; a, they said. 



