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and I Qwax-ilal (IV 3) shall be Ts.'EndEgEmg-Wak" (IV 3), and also 

 this II house of my chief, which has a name. Now you shall have 25 

 the I house Wiwax"sEm. The ends of the beams are wolves, | and 

 the four posts are wolves, and | your dance shall be the great dance 

 from above, son-in-law; and in the winter dance your name shall be 

 G'ilgEmalis (IV 4)." | Thus he said. "That is all, son-in-law. 

 Now, come II warm yourself in the house of LeR' Emaxod (III 9) , 3-ou 30 

 and your crew, son-in-law!" | Thus he said. Then he stopped 

 speaking. Immediately the Nak !wax" da^x" went ashore | out of 

 their canoes; and when aU were in the house, | Qlumx'od (IV 4) and 

 his wife went ashore and went in. | Then Lsk" Emaxod told Qlumx'od 

 (IV 4) and his wife Omaeli4ak" (IV 7) to sit down in the rear of the 

 house. II Q Iiimx od (IV 4) and his wife went | right on and sat 35 

 down. The | six slaves were stiU sittuig in the canoe of | Qliimx'od 

 (IV 4), watching it. Now LEk' Emaxod (III 9) gave dried salmon to 

 his son-in-law | and his crew, and as a second course he gave them 

 cinquef oil-roots; || and after he had given them to eat, LEk' Emaxod 40 

 (III 9) spoke, I and said, "Listen to me, chiefs of the Nak !wax' da^x" ! | 

 I shall ask you to stay here for four days at Hegsms, | that I may get 

 ready the cargo for Omaeli^ak" (IV 7)." Thus he said, and stopped 

 speaking. I The Naklwax'da^x" agreed to what he said. || Then 45 

 LEk'Ema.xod (III 9) sent his hunters to go hunting | many seals. 



la^mese LegadLe Qwax-ilalas TslEndEgEmg'i^lakwe. Wa, he^misa 

 gokwe, yixg-a LegadEk- g-ox"sEn g-igamek-. Wa, laEms lal g-6- 25 

 gwadsltsg-a Wiwax"sEmk' g'okwa ^naxwaEmk- aLauEmg-a 6bag-asg-a 

 k'ek'ateweg'a LE^va motslaqe LCLama ^na.xwaEm eaLauEma. Wa, 

 laEms ^walas^axaax"Lol, nEgump. He-mets LegEniLose GilgEmalise 

 laxa ts!ets!eqa," ^nek'e. "Wii, yu^moq, uEgump. Wa,' gelag'a 

 tElts!a laxg-a g'ox"g-asLEk'Emax6de le^vos klwemaqos, nEgump," 30 

 ^nek-Exs lae q!wel^ida. Wa, hex-^ida^mese ^naxvva la hox^wultaweda 

 Naklwax-da^xwe laxes yae^yatsle. Wa, g-il^mese ^wFlaeLExs lae 

 Q!umx-ode le-'wc gEUEme hox^wulta laxes ya^yatsle, qa-'s la ho- 

 gwiLa. Wa, la^me ^nek'e LElcEmaxode, qa las k!wak!ugoLewallle 

 Q!umx-6de LE^wis gEnEme_ Omaeli^lakwe. Wa, he^niikula^mese 35 

 Q!ilmxode LE^wis gEUEme OmaeMakwe, qa's la klus^alll laq. Wa, 

 laEniLe klQdzExsalaLayeda qlELlokwe q!aq!Ek'o lax ya-'yatslas 

 Q lumx'ode q !aq lalalaq. Wa, la^me yinese LEk-Emaxodaxes nEgump 

 LE^wis k!weme yisa xa^mase. Wa, la heleglntsa t!{:x"sose luq. 

 Wa, g-U^mese gwala ytnesasE^waxs lae yaqlEg-a^le LEk-Emaxode. 40 

 Wa, la ^nek-a: " WaEutsos hoLela g-axEn g'lg'igames Naklwax-da-'x". 

 Ht'dEu waldEmLa qa^s mop lEuxwa^seses ^nalaos yo lox HegEinsex, 

 qEn xwanalEle qa mEmwalasox Omaeh^lakwex," ^nek'Exs la§ q!wel- 

 ^ida. Wa, a'mese ^naxwa ex-^ak'eda Niik Iwax-da^xwax waldEmas. 

 Wa, la^me LEk-Emaxode ^yalaqasa hanhauLlenoxwe, qa las niame- 45 

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