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of Llaqwag'ila (XV 4); and | Llaqwag'ila took off his grizzly-bear 



60 blanket and put it on || L!aqwasgEm; and he took off his dancing- 

 upron and put it on | L!aqwasgEni; and he put around his neck the 

 red cedar-bark ring mixed with white | for tlie LEWElaxa dance, 

 wliich was to be the red cedar-bark ring of l !aqwasgEm (XVI 1), 

 and he put on his head tlie liead-niask. | And as soon as lie had done 

 it aU, L !aqwag'ila (XV 4) | told how he had obtained them. He said, 



65 "I married || iJaqwal (XV 5), the princess of Hamdzid (XIV 4), 

 chief of tlie OyalaidEx of the | BcllaljcUa ; and this is what I obtained 

 by mari'ying her — the LEWElaxa and the name | Hamdzid. Now. 

 Hamdzid shall be your name when you give the LEWElaxa. | And the 

 name iJaciwasgEm shall ])e your name during the secular season." 

 Thus said Llaqwag'ila (XV 4) | to LlaqwasgEm (XVI 1). Then the 



70 Awlk" !enox" sang || four LEWElaxa songs, and L'.aqwasgEm (XVI 1) 

 danced. | And Llaqwag'ila (XV 4) just stood by his side. | Lla- 

 qwasgEm (XVI 1) was shaking the rattle with his one hand as he 

 danced, going around the fire in the middle of the | dancing-house of 

 L!aqwasgEm (XVI 1). This \yas the time when the Gwa^sEla saw | 

 the LEWElaxa for the first time. And the LEWElaxa came from 



75 there. |1 And the reason why Llaqwag'ila (XV 4) gave it to L!a- 

 qwasgEm (XVI 1) is because he knew that they had the | same 

 descent. As soon as LlaqwasgEm (XVI 1) had finished dancing, | he 

 spoke, and said, "O Llaqwag'ila (XV 4) ! | thank you for what you 



axode Llaqwag'ilaxes g'ilasgEme ^nEX^una^ya cja-'s ^nEx^tindes lax 



60 LlaqwasgEme. Wa, la^lae axodxes tsape qa^s tsapledes lax 

 LlfiqwasgEme. Wa, lii cjEnxotsa ^niElraaqEla qEnxawe LEwElaxa- 

 xawe LlagEk" liix LlaqwasgEme. Wii, hVlae yi.xwiyotsa 3'ixwi- 

 wa^ye laq. Wa, gul^Em-'lawise ^wIlg"aaLElaxs lae Llaqwag'ila 

 ts!Ek"!rd'itses g-ayoLasaq. Vfk, la^lae Miek'a: ''Leu gEg-adEs iJil- 



65 qwale, yix kledelas Hamdzide gigama'yasa OyalaidExwasa Heldza- 

 ^qwe. Wa, yo^mesEu gEg'adanEm iaqexwa LEWEiaxa LE^wa LegEnie 

 Hamdzide. \Y&, la^mets LegadElts Hamdzide laxwa LEWElaxax. 

 Vv^a, hexsil'mets LegEnie LlaqwasgEme Ifixa baxiise," ^nex'^'lae L!a- 

 qwag'iliix LlaqwasgEme. Wa, laEm^lae clEnx^ededa Awlk' lenoxwasa 



70 mosgEiue LeLEWElaxak' !ala q !Emq IsmdEma. Wa, laEm^lawise ylxwe 

 L Iruj wasgEme. Wii, amines la Laxwemele Llaqwag'ila. Wa, la^me 

 klilxEtkioltslane LlaciwasgEmaxs lae yIx"se^stalilElaxa laqawaliiasa 

 LEWElaxaats !e g'ox"s L laqwasgEme. Wii, heEiu g'alabe dox^waLElatsa 

 Gwa-'sElaxa LEWElaxa, Wa, he-'mis la gwel^Idaatsa LEWElaxax laxeq. 



75 Wii, he^mis lag'ilas Lliiqwag'ila las liix LhiqwasgEmaxs qliiLEla-'maaxs 

 ^nEm6x"^maes g'ayowasa LE-'we. Wii, gll'Em^liiwise gwiil ylxwe 

 LhiqwasgEmaxs lae yaqJEg'a^la. Wii, la^lae ^nek'a: "^ya, Lliiqwa- 

 g'ila, gelak'aslax'Ig'as g'iixyog'os g'axEn; he^En ^ne^nak'ile ylxs 



