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m^n Patcon^ mgmgxwin. Paxalamummun, paxalamummim/" 

 Takolo'oli'o paRattiam^n weweta tcgnniamQn. HowQn hetcuw^n 

 paRema paliawcjh^n mo'aih^n 'owsle, t^in^n: "Petculei ngwila'ai 

 'aisobipuim^waita. Hattg haupa'e '(jngmisoPQ'oxgitciahu." Mg- 

 paHat(jmm§h?n wa P^'o'o'on^ wewe 'ihon. 



P^'o'o'on^ 'gxniiQiriQwaita Patcantj pa 'gnai'Qmmiapiin wa Kuhan§'ai 

 p^tcoiiQ 'ithan'ai 'gmm§. 'Ingtatakikketha 'gnwan'ait^n 'gnwen^. 

 P^tcoii? tstaphalta 'itcifalia Eetha. W^n ketha po'alhemmia. 

 Wewe tataphalpiu tsan'aih^n tshu: "WesQn 'o'o'onQ hepa kctha 

 'gnikwen." Tonen^ pa 'gmmia: "'Itcattcatce xui. H^x^yo tcutai 

 'iyatcettcatcemQ? " wewe 'ow5leli§n P^'o'o'on^ P^tcon^ 'intotakimma 

 'gntcottcaipia. "Mgntsan, 'o'o'on?," P^tcon? pa 'gn'gmmia. Hai- 

 h^n 'gntsan. '(JntSan'aix^n P^tcon? tstama 'ikw^n^. "Mgnlai, 

 'o'o'on?, heyo yoho mgntawOnhu?" Pf'o'o'on^ 'gnlai. 'Qnlakeh^n 

 'gpnnP^tco'oniQhu: "Takolo'oii'o pa thapai konohope'otsawianiQii 

 'gnxo£epiainQko, 'gnxwimm^men'ai Patcalole pa pa'ai gnhemmiah^n 

 tcaikwillo 'gn'^tcimo 'gn'gmmiapuyo hokeyo yglio 'gn'?." "Hoxui," 

 P^tco?onen^ pa 'gn'gmraiahu. Ho halo tom^ii tataketha Takolo'oli'o 

 ngtcipo. M^ntcoho lelpaw^h^n mo'aih^n '^latha wOn. Won'aiten 

 'gngpg: "Phal'atte, ygho 'gngmaPf'o'^?" "Qi, ygncj 'gn'§. 'Axai- 

 fsan." "Ni'a, mgnhem?." '"Axait^an," P^tconQ pa 'gmmiahu. 

 Hetcuweh^n 'itho'ai mgtcuttai. TsammQn hattg wetten 'gn'inthoton, 

 PftconQ 'jnthonatha kuipu'e ngsauwa'gn. Takolo'oli'o '"uluwia"^ 

 tgniQn 'o'lthoxwatcem^n xwekwattiam^n wilem^n'ai, how^n hetcu- 

 WQD ketha 'owale. 'Qthappiu mgp^sai. Yin 'oto'oxwekkelia'e ho- 

 'i£setcom§'eta mglam^m^n, than'ai wOn. 



Hattg P^'o'o'on^ P^tcolonen^ pa 'gn'ommiahu: "Tcang han, 

 'o'5'onQ, wa pimmakwil mgngnngxwippiu mgm^'aih^n, tciho mgnpa- 

 leklpiatci. Hokeyo '§, 'autco'on?, S^in'o'ai 'gwOn'aitcjn RgygiiiiakvviF 

 'gm^tci, tclhoyo '§ 'gpalckipiatci. Han '§, 'op^yo'cnQ, tcihuite 

 tapunno 'gm^tci, tciho 'gngpisian'au wo 'gpaleklpiatci." Ho P^tco- 

 tonen? pa 'gn'ommiam^hijn 'gmniQ. 'QlmraemQn 'ghtohu: "Tcano- 

 hgn wetgn pin'au 'gnpInQtcItci. Wipai 'gn'aliatciko maLx^n 'gnso- 

 tiletcaipia." 



'A word imitative of the sound made by a dro\vning person. 



^Interjection of surprise. 



' Rgygjpinen^, Jicarita Mountain, literally "Greasy Mountain." 



