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37. Do-dse. muscles of the throat; u-ga-wa, loosened with age; a bi, 



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



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



zlii°-ga, the little ones. 

 40. Ili-k'e, muscles of my chin; u-ga-wa, loosened with age; ga 



kshe, these; a, they said. 

 43. Hi-k'e, muscles of the chin; u-ga-wa, loosened with age; a bi, 



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; 



zlii^-ga, the little ones. 

 47. I°-dse-no"-he, my cheeks; a-ga-stse-dse, overhanging; ga tse, 



these; a, they said. 



50. I"-dse-no°-he, their cheeks; a-ga-stse-dse, overhanging; a bi, 



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. 



51. I-the-dse, cornel's of my mouth; bi-xo°, the folds of; ga tse, these; 



shki, also; a, they said. 



54. I-the-dse, corners of the mouth; bi-xo", folded with age; a bi, 



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. 



55. I^-shta-the-dse, corners of my eyes; bi-xo°, folded; ga tse, these; 



shki, also; a, they said. 



58. I°-shta-the-dse, corners of the eyes; bi-xo'', folded with age; abi, 



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

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

 zhi°-ga, the little ones. 



59. Pe, my forehead; ga-gthe-^e, wrinkles; ga ge, these; shki, also; 



a, they said. 



62. Pe, forehead; ga-gthe-f.e, wrinkled with age; a bi, spoken of as; 



i-the, live to see; ki-the, cause themselves to; mo^-tlii", as 

 they travel the path of life; ta i tse a, they shall; zhi°-ga, the 

 little ones. 



63. Ta-xpi, crown of my head; hi", the hairs of; ga-fa-dse, thinned 



with age; ga, this; thi"-kshe, sitting; shki, also; a, they said. 



66. Ta-xpi, the crown of their heads; hi", the hairs of; ga-pa-dse, 



thinned with age; a bi, spoken of as; i-the, live to see; ki-the, 

 cause themselves to; mo°-tlii°, as they travel the path of 

 life; ta i tse a, they shall; zhi°-ga, the little ones. 



67. Pa-hi°, hairs of my head; fo^-fo", whitened with age; ga ge, 



these ; shki, also ; a, they said. 



