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goiidadie' wa'hastga'. T'ho'ge' ne' sgada' one"' o' na' 



at once he vomited. At that (time) the one (it Is) time too the 



that 



wa'ha'gaagewa' de°'se' one"' di' odjisda'ge' wa'hodi'. One"' di' 



he scraped oil of it the and now more- on fire he cast it. Now, more- 



barli over over, 



hiia' wa'gaie"'gwaede°' one"' di' t'ho'ge' wa't'henna'sgondi', de°'se' 



verily, it set up smolse now more- at that he leaped (therein) , and 



over (lime) 



wa'he"'heii', "Wa'ge", De'hado"'hwendjiendo°'s. De°diiadaa'nha' 



he said, *' Hence I go, He-shalies-earth habitually. Thou and I will meet 



di'." T'ho'ge' one"' wa'ha'dendia', hc'tge"' nhwa'he'. Hiia' 



more- At that (time) now he started, above thither he went. Not 



over." 



ino"' t'he'hawenon' one"' wa'hadien'ha' gwa' ne't'ho' da'he' 



far hence he had gone time he was surprised seemingly there he came 



ne' hengvve'. Wa't'hiadaa'nha' de"'se' wa'he"'hen' ne' hengwe', 



the he, a human, is. They two met and he said the he, a human, 



is, 



"One"' hiia' wa'didiadaa'nha'. Hot nonwa'ho'de"' se'he'?" 



"Now verily thou and I have met. What kind of thing dost thou 



desire?" 



Da'hai'hwa'sagwa' ne' T'hae°'hiawa'gi' wa'he"'hen', "Naie' hiia' 



He repUed the H^holds-sky he said, "That (it verily 



is) 



dwagado'kdanik soflga' aioiigienawa's. One"' ne' naie' gagwegi' 



I lack it some one one should aid me. Now the that it is it-whole 



ageiefmeiida'i' ne' o"'hwendjia'ge'. Naie' dwagado'kdanik tea' 



I have finished it the on earth. That (it is) I lack it where 



na'deio'hat'hek ne' oa'we"'sa' deio'hat'he'di'. Naie' di' ge'he' 



such as it is light the sunflower it causes it to be light. That (it more- I think it 



is) over 



heio'he' daio'hat'he'dik, se'-khe"' onij"' gowane"' tea' 



utmost it should cause it to be indeed, is it time it great (is) where 



light, 



o'^'hweiidiiade'. One"' degeni' dega'hwe'no'. Ntiie' ne' 



it-earth (is) present. Now two it (is) two it-island(s) float. That (it is) the 



ge'he' naie' gi's'he"' ne't'ho' ne"iawe°'ha' ne' 



I think that (it Is) methinks thus so it will come to pass the 



e°sgiesda' 'a'so°', naie' ne' gaiei' ne"ga'hwe'nodak. 



I will add to it yet, that (it is) the four so it-island(s) will be floating. 



Naie' di' dewagado°'hwendjionnik ne' gagwegi' daga'hat'he'da'. 



That more- I need it the it-whole it should cause it to 



(it is) over be light. 



Naie' di' da'hagadennie'da' ne' Hao°'hweiidjiawa'kho"'." 



That (it moreover thence he sent me the He-holds-earth severally." 



is) 



T'ho'ge' one"' da'hai'hwa'sag\va' ne' hengwe' wa'he"'hen', 



At that (time) now he repbed the he, a human, is he said, 



"One"' onnis'i' tchi-g'nigo°'ha' ne' a'sgia'da'nha'. Dekga'hii' 



"Now it is long thence I have been the thou shouldst seek I see, 



(time) expecting my aid. 



se' tea' nwe'saia'dawe"'ha' tea' noiiwe' he'se's. One"' 



in- where, so it befell thy person where the place there thou art. Now 



deed, as 



di' agadadeieiinenda'i' ne't'ho' ne°giea' tea' nonwa'ho'de"' 



more- I have prepared myself thus so I will do where kind of thing 



over 



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