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in the middle of the double-headed serpent; and the four | fcasting- 

 dishes which I have just named were also obtained there. That's 

 the end. | 



IV. q!6mk' !ut!es 



1. LgqlEm. The painting on the front outside of the house is 1 

 the I killer-whale, which was obtained as supernatural treasure by 

 the first chief, HaeLEkume^, who was | a sea-hunter. He went lumt- 

 ing seal at night at OsEq". | There he saw a large house at the upper 

 side of II OsEq", and he saw sparks coming out of the roof. Then | 5 

 HaeLEkiime^ wished to go ashore to look at it. He | arrived at the 

 beach, and he went up the beach. Tlien he | saw that killer whales 

 were the painting on the outside front of the | house. He arrived at 

 the door and looked through a || hole. Tlien he heard many men 10 

 talking | about him, that he was always trying to head off the people 

 when thev were out sea-hunting. | He heard one man say, "I wish | 

 our friend HaeLEkiime^ would come so that we might advise liim not | 

 to head us off when we are hunting; for he will get more || game if he 15 

 keeps behind us." Thus he said. At that | time HaeLEkume^ jumped 

 through the door of the house, and | stood at the hre in the middle 

 of the house. He spoke, | and said, " I am HaeLEkume^ whom you 



g'a^ye lax x^omsas bak-awa^yas. Wii, he^mesEn lax'de LeLEqalasE- 30 

 ^weda mEwexLaloElqwalila. Wii, heEm g'ayauEmatsex. LaEm laba 



IV. q!omk'!ut!es 



I. LeqiEm, yixs kMatEmfilae tsagEmas Llasaua^yas g'okwasesa 1 

 max-enoxwexa Logwa^yasa g-ilgalisasag'igama^"yase HaexEkume, yixs 

 ale^winoxwae. Wa, lalae alexwaxa megwataxa ganoLe lax OsEq". 

 Wii, la^lae dox-waLElaxa ^nEmsgEmese ^willas g'ok" lax aps5tas 

 OsEcj". Wa, la^lae doqulaqcxs anobexsalae siiliis. Wii, laEm^la- 5 

 wise HaeLEkiime^ ^nek" qa^s la iiLe^sta dox-'widEq. Wii, hiEm^Iawise 

 hlg'alis lilx LlEma^isas laEm^liiwise lasdes liixa LlEma^is, hia^lase dox- 

 ^waLElaqexs miix^'enoxwae kMiitama-'yas tsagEma^yas L!iisana^yasa 

 g-okwe. Wa, la^lae lag-aa liix tlEx'Uils. Wii, lii^lae hanxsa Uixa 

 kwax"si>, qaxs wuLaaxa q leuEma bebEgwauEm yaeq !Ent !illa gwagwex'- 1 

 s^ala laqexs hemEnala^mae g-iig-alagEmaxa lelqwalaLa^yaxs ale- 

 xwae. Wii, lii^lae wuLsilaxa ^uEmokwe bEgWiUiEm ^nek'a : " WiinesLe 

 g-axEns, ^UEmokwai' HaeLEkiima^ya qEns Lexs^aleqe, qa k'lescs 

 g-ag'alagEina g-ilxEns, yixgins illexwek' qaxs haLe qlEyoLatsexa 

 seyaklwemase qo iilxLeLe -"na.xwal g-iixEns," ^nex-^lae. Wii, heEm- 15 

 ^liiwis la dEwei.ats HaeLEkiima^ye lax tlExlliisa g'okwe qa^s lii 

 LaxHllil hix obex-Laliisa laqawalllasa g-okwe. Wii, la^lae yaq !Eg-a4a. 

 Wii, lii'iae ^nek"a: "NogwaEm HaeLEkiima^yaxes wtilagElos qa 



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