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wa'he°'hen', "One"' ne"' ne' is geiigwa' tciswadadeni' ne' 



he said, *'Now that this ye only still ye are left that 



(here) 



sa'hwa'djia' 'a'so°' t'haeswagwat'hwa' tea' noiiwe' t'hode°'nioda' 



thv ohwachira (while) ye have made a trip there where place he is giving a feast 



still 



ne' Hoda'he'. Naie' dl' one"' deiodo°'hwendjio'hwi' ne' tgagonda' 



that He was a Stand- That (it more- now it is necessary that without fail 



ing Tree. is) over 



songa' haiegwat'hwa' tea' nidjio"'. Doga't se' ''o°'ke'" 



some one one should make a trip there where so many ye are If actually next in 



in uuiuber. order 



a'ho'nigo'"hiio'khe' ne' hodc°'nioda'." T'ho'ge' nenge"' ne' 



his mind should be appeased that he is giving a feast." At that (time) this (it is) that 



goksten'a' wa'a'hen', "Son nonwa'ho'de'''s'ho°' ne't'ho' 



she, the Ancient One she said, *' Who kind of persons several there 



he'hodigwat'hwi' one"'?" T'ho'ge' neiige"' ne' hefigwe' 



there they have made a trip now?" At that (time) this (it is) that he, a human 



wa'he°'hen', "Na'ie' on' oiane' ne' Is ne't'ho' ha'.se'. 



he said, "That (it is) presumably it is good that thou there thither thou 



shouldst go, 



Agwas odoge°'i' tea' naiawe^'ha', is di' t'haesnit'haen' ne' 



Very it is definite where so it would come thou more- ye two could converse that 



to pass, over together 



hode^'nioda'." T'ho'ge' one"' nenge"' ne' goksten'a' wa'a'hen', 



he is girtng the feast." At that (time) now this (it is) that she, the Ancient she said. 



One ■ 



"Doge"'s gwa' oil" ne't'ho' ne"iawe°'ha'." T'ho'ge' one"' 



"It is true jtist also thus so it will come to pass." At that (time) now 



wa'he^'hen' ne' hengwe', "He''tcitne'da'gwa' gwa' o' hiia'." 



he said that he, a human, " Thou and I will go back together just too verily." 



T'ho'ge' one"' sa'hia'dendia'. 



At that (time) now again they two departed . 



Naie' di' ne' one"' honsa'hniio"' one"' ne' hengwe' wa'he°'hen', 



That (it more- that time there again I hey two now that he, a human he said 



is) over arrived 



"One"' ne"ne°', wa'kheia'dinio"'da' naie' ne' hesge'nlia'i', 



*iNow lo, here, I have brought her body here that it is that hence thou hast 



sent me, 



de'sado°'hwendjionik ne' go'hwadjia' onda'henne' a'hadiia'da'nha' 



thou desirest it that her ohwachira they should come they should be present 



here 



tea' sade°'nioda'." T'ho'ge' neiige"' ne' Hoda'he' wa'he""heii', 



where thou art giving a feast." At that tliis (it is) that He Has a Stand- he said, 



(time) ing Tree 



"One"' hiia' gagwegi' t'hone"' wa'hadigwat'hwa' tea' niio" 



"Now verily all here they have paid visits as (where) so it is 



much 



cnagee'. Da, is di' ne' sa'hwadjia' 'a'so"' de'djiongwe'dada' 



they dwell. So, thou more- that thy ohwachira still (not) a single person 



over 



de'agogwat'hwi' ne' t'hone"'. Dieii'ha'gwa' gi's'he"' is swagwenio"' 



(not) one has paid a that here. If it so be it may be ye ye are able to do it 



visit 



aeswai'hwa'sagwa' tea' nigaie'ha' ne' ag'nigo°'ha'." T'ho'ge' 



ye should answer it (the where so it acts that my mind." At that 



matter) (time) 



nenge"' ne' agongwe' wa'a'heii', "Son dl' nonwa'ho'de"' ne* 



this (it is) that she, a human, she said, " Who more- kind of person that 



over 



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