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ne" hen'gwe', na'ye' ne" na" ne" wa'he°"hen', "Ga'efl' 



the he-human being that it is the the that the did he say, " Whence 



is, C=a man), 



nonda"se'?" T'ho"ge' ne" De'hae°'hiyawa"gi' wa'he""hen' 



thence dost thou Then the did he say, 



come?" 



da'hawennitgP"nha', "Ne°" hagwa" tga'hwe'no', ne"t'ho' 



thence his word came out, "This way there it-island, floats, the there 



daga'den'dya', agekdonnyon'dye's hi'ya' ne" tea" 



thence did I start, I am going about examining (things) in fact the where 



niyodo°'hwendjiyadye'e'"." Hiya" de'onnis"i' o'ne"" t'ho"ge' he" 



SO it-itself the earth, has of works." Not any it long is now then again 



o'ya' da'hawennitge''"nha' ne" De'hae'"hiyawa"gi' wa'he°"hen', 



it-other thence his word came forth the did he say, 



"O'ne"', hi'ya', wa'sgii'hwanen'do"", I" di", V"ge°', 



"Now, as you know, didst thou me a question ask, I', so, then, in turn, 



e°goiii'hwanen'do°', 'Ga'eiV, dl" nis', nonda"se'?" T'ho"ge' 



will I-thee a question ask, ' Whence, so, the thence thou dast Then 



then, thou, come? " 



o'ne°' ne" hen'gwe' wa'he'"'hen', "Ha'dewatchofhwas hagwa" 



now the ho man (is) did he say, "There it sinks ( = the West) towards 



nofida'ge'. Na'ye', o" ni"a' agekdonnyon'dye' ne" tea" 



thence did I come. That it is too I humble I am going about examining the where 



o'"hwendjiya'de'. Na'ye', se", ne" I" gei'hwagwenni'yo', I" 



it-earth extant is. That it is so it is the I I-it-matter possess, I 



gagwe'gi' ageyennenda"i'." 



it all ( = entire) I-its organization completed." 



T'ho"ge' o'ne°' ne" De'hae°'hiyawa"gi' wa"he'"'hen', "Hot' 



Then now the did he say, "What 



nonwa'ho"de'", di" siya'tei'?" Wa"he""hen' ne" hen'gwe', 



thing kind of so then, thy name is7" Did he say the he, a man is, 



"Hadu"i' m"a' giya'tci'." T'ho"ge' o'ne°' wa'he°"hen' ne" 



humble I my name is." Then now did he say the 



hen'gwe', "Hot' nonwa'ho"de'" di" ms"a' siya'tei'?" 



he; man (is), "What thing kind of so then thou they name is?" 



Da'hai'hwa'sa'gwa' ne" De'hae'"hiyawa"gi' wa'he°"hen', "I" 



Thence he-the matter took up the did he say, "I 



hi'ya' ne" De'hae°'hiyawa"gi' giya'tci'. I" ageyennenda"i' ne" 



in fact the my name (is). I I-its organization finished the 



on'gwe' nwa'eya'do"de'" ne" o'"hwendjiya"ge' agon"he'. O'ne"' 



human such one's body kind of, is the it-earth-on one is ahve. Now 



being 



dl" gno°"hwe's ne" agatgaf'hwa' nis"a' do' nisa's'hasde'^'saa' 



so I it desire ( = love) the should I-it see thou how so thy power large is 



then humble 



ne" tea" i'sa'do^k, I" ageyeiineiida"i' tea" o°'hwendjiya'de'?" 



the where thou keepst I I-its organization have where it-carth extant is? " 



saying, completed 



T'ho"ge' o'ne°' ne" Hadu"i' ha"hwa' ne" gasdawe°"saa', 



Then now the he-it held the it (turtle-shell) rattle, 



ganya'de'"'go'na' ga'no'wa' noiiwa'ho"de°', o'ne"' 



it— tortoise great it— turtle thing kind of now 



wa'hade'stawe°'sagai'has'da', o'gai"i' wa'o'ga'ea'. Oyen'det 



did he — his rattle to make a noise, cause, it loud (is) did it make It plain is 



a noise. 



wa'onnatche'"'ha.' ne" deyoiinadawennye' ne" nhwa'tgayo"dage'. 



did they show fear the they (zoic) go about the every it — game animal in 



number. 



