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II. 



1. He-dsi, at that time and place; xtsi, verily; a, they said; a bi° da, 



it has been said; tsi,liouse; ga, in this. 4,10,27,35,49,67,81. 



2. Wa-zha-zhe, the Wa-zha-zhe subdivision; u-dse-the, fireplaces; 



pe-tho°-ba, seven; ni-ka-shi-ga, people; tho"-ka, they were. 



3. Xtha-xtha, timid, craven; thi°-ge, none there were among them; 



xtsi, verily; ni-ka-slii-ga, a people; tho°-ka, they were. 



5. Wa-zha-zhe, of the Wa-zha-zhe subdivision; wi", there was one; 



a, they said. 



6. Wa-dsu-ta, animal; pi-zhi, a mysterious; wi°, a; a, they said. 



7. Zhu-i-ga the, of itmade liisbody; xtsi, verily; ni-ka-shi-ga, a per- 



son; to", he stood; a, they said. 9. 



8. Zha-be, beaver; do-ga, the male; to", that stands; a, they said. 



11. Ni, river; ki-mo°-ho°, against its current; dsi, there; xtsi, verily; 



a, they said. 



12. Ba-btha-btha-xe, rippling the surface as he pusheil his way 



against it; zho°, he lay; a, they said. 



13. Ni, water; ba-btha-xe, ripples; ga, these; kshe, that lie before 



me ; a, they said. 



14. Wa-ko°-da, gods; o°-ki-tha-zha-ta bi, make way for me in forked 



lines; a-thi° he i° da, as I push forth, in life's pathway. 

 1.5. Zhi"-ga, the little ones; zhu-i-ga, their bodies; o°-tha, make of 

 me; bi, they; do°, when; a, they said. 



16. Wa-ko"-da, the gods; a-ld-tha-zha-ta, shall make way for them 



in forked lines; bi, they; ki-the, cause themselves to be; mo°- 

 thi", as they travel the path of life; ta bi° da, they shall. 



17. Ni, river; thi-u-ba-he. the side of ; tha-ta, the left; ga, this; kshe, 



that lies; a, they said. 



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



19. Thiru-ba-he, side of my body; a-gi-the, I have made it to be; 



a-thi" he i° da, I, in the course of my life. 



20. Zhi°-ga, the little ones; thi-u-ba-he, side of their body; gi-the, 



make of it; mo°-thi", as they travel the path of life; bi, they; 

 do°, when; shki, and; a, they said. 



21. Thi-u-ba-he, side of their bodies; i-ts'a, causes of death; tM°-ge, 



to have none; ki-the, cause themselves to; mo°-thi°, as they 

 travel the path of life; ta bi° da, they shall. 



22. Ni, river; u-fa-gi, the strong current; ga, this; kshe, that lies; 



a, they said. 



24. Thi-u-thi-xthu-k'a, the hollow of my body; a-gi-the, I have made 



it to be; a-thi" he i" da, in the course of my life. 



25. Zhi"-ga, the little ones; thi-u-thi-xthu-k'a, the hollow of their 



bodies; gi-the, they make of it; mo"-thi'', as they travel the 

 path of life; bi, they; do°, when; shki, and; a, they said. 



