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of the village, and going into the | houses, they said at the same time, 



55 "We are looking for a face, now we are || really lookuig for a face. 

 Now, get up, get up !" | Thus they said, and they did not leave the 

 house until the | house-owner went out. Then those who were 

 lookhig for faces followed him, and they | barred the door behind. 

 They continued doing this in | aU the houses. After they had been 



60 to all the houses, they themselves || went in and barred the door of 

 the I dancing-house. Then aU the Whale Society men were seated. | 

 Now HoLelid (V 6) arose and spoke. | He said, "Indeed, all my 

 friends, indeed, let us | carry out our plan. I thank you for 



55 commg into the dancing-house, || because it belongs to us. Therefore 

 I ask you to take good care, friends; | to take care that we make no 

 mistake, | friends. Let us all be careful! That is what I say. | 

 Now get ready, you who hold possession of the breath (songs) !" He 

 meant | the song-leaders. Then he sent all the members of the 



70 Wliale Society to sit next || to the ghost-dancer Supernatural- 

 Power-coming-up (V 4). Then | all the members of the Whale 

 Society went beliind the sacred room of the ghost-dancer. | They did 

 not stay there long, then they uttered the sound of heahng, and | the 

 song-leaders began the song of the ghost-dancer with fast beating; | 

 the ghost-dancer Supernatural-Power-coming-up (V 4) did not come 



53 g'abEteda gwabalasasa g-ox"dEmse. Wa, g'll^Em^lawise laeL laxa 

 gokwaxs lax'da^xwae ^nEmadzacjwa ^neka: "Dadoqiimai', la^mE- 



55 nu^x" alax-^id dadoqiimai'. Wa, wa, wii, LaLaLaLax^wId," 

 ^nex'laexs laa^l kMes la lowaLas. Wa, giPEm^lawise ^wria lawElse 

 g'ogwadiisexs laa^l ElxLa^ya dadoqiimElg'ise, qa^s he'me la LEuex'^i- 

 dEX tiEX'ilasa g'okwe. Wa, hex'saEmMawise gweg'ilaxs laxtoda- 

 laaxa g'lg'okwe. Wa, g-lPmese ^wllxtolsaxa gig'okwaxs laa^l 



60 hogweLExs hiie. Wa, hex'^idaEm^lawise LEnex'^idEx t!Exilasa 

 lobEkwe. Wa, gil^Em^lawise gwalExs laa^l ^naxwa k!iis^allleda gwe- 

 gfiyime. Wii, heEm^awis la Lax^ulilats HoLelide, qa^s yaq!Ega^le. 

 Wa, la-'lae ^nek-a: "QiiLaLEns ^nax" ^ne^uEmok"; qaLaLEUs laxEns 

 senat !alilex. Wa, gelakas^laxs g-axaex ^wMaeLa laxEns lobEkwex 



65 EnyaeLEns axnogwatsox. Wii, he^mesEn lagila hayaL !6lil ^ne^nE- 

 mok", qa^s y&Llox'da^xwaos laxa yaLloxxil, aLEns amelalax, 

 ^ne^UEmokwai', qEus aiag'a-'mel ha^yaLogollL, qsn ^nek-e. Wii, 

 wag-llla q!iigEmeLEx yoLaxs daiaaqosaxwa hasa^yex." HeEm gwE- 

 ^yoseda nenfigade. Wa, laEm^lae ^yiilaqasa gwegOylme, qa las ^nE- 



70 xwalaLElaxa lElohilale liix ^nawalakustalise. Wii,hex-'idaEm^lawise 

 lax'da^x" ^wi-leda gweguyime iiLadzEudxa lEme^lats!iisa lEloliilale. 

 Wii, k- !es^lat!a giilaxs liiaMase helek- lEg-a^leda gwegiiylme. Wii,hex-- 

 ^idaEm^Lawise dknx^ideda nenagadiisa tsaxala qlEmdEmsa lEloliilale. 

 Wii, hewaxa'^lat !a g-ax^viilt!allleda lElolalale, ytx ^nawalakustalise. 



