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went up there, for the || Gwa^sEla and the Nak !wax" da^x" were really 75 

 fighting. When she | was seated, Qasnomalas (III 14) stopped his 

 tribe the Naklwax'da^x", | saying that there had been enough sham- 

 fighting. Immediately he was | obeyed by his tribe the Nak'.wax'- 

 da^x", who went back | to the top of the bank of the village Baas, and 

 they all stood behind || the top of the chmbing-board. The Gwa^sEla, 80 

 on their part, | went into their canoes. Then Qasnomalas (III 14) 

 spoke I and said, "O Gwa^sEla! we have finished the sham-fight, for 

 we have made a name | for the future child of Ts lEndEgEmg'i^lak" (IV 

 3) , and our chief | Sesaxalas (IV 8) . His name shall be El^Elkiilas and 

 XomalElas, || if by good luck they obtain a child. Now, take care, 85 

 Gwa^sEla, | on account of Ts lEndEgEmg' i^lak" (IV 3) ! She is sitting 

 now on top of a mountain. | — Now you, young men, try to get her! 

 Go ashore from | your canoes, and try one at a time to run up | to the 

 seat of this princess of Chief Qlumx'od (IV 4) !" || Thus he said, and 90 

 stopped speaking. Then Chief Qliimx'od (IV 4) | put down forty 

 blankets on one side of the climbing-board, | and Chief Sewid of the 

 Gwa^sEla stood up and spoke. | He said, "Don'i stay in this way, 

 young men of the Gwa^sEla ! Try to | get the wife for our chief 

 Sesaxalas (IV 8) !" || Thus he said, and he stopped speaking. Imme- 95 

 diately the young men of the Gwa^sEla | went ashore out of their 



xomaHdeda Gwa^sEla LE^wa Nak Iwax'da^xwe. Wa, g'll^mese gwa- 75 

 l^aLElaxs lae Qasnomalase bElk'!ig"a*lxes g'okttlotaxa Nak!wax"da- 

 ^xwe, qa helax'ides laxa amaqaena^ye. Wa, hex"^ida^mese nanage- 

 g'esoses g'okulota Nak!wax"da^xwe. Wa, la^me k" lEk'a, qa^s la^wilg-u- 

 st§, lax oxwiwalasas g"ox"dEmsas Baase, qa^s la ^wPla q Iwag'aEls lax 

 aLotba^yasa naxEdzowe saokwa. Wa, g'iPmese ^naxwa laxat ! hox^wa- 80 

 lExseda Gwa^sEla laxes xwaxwftk lunaxs lae yaqlEg-a^le Qasnomalase. 

 Wa, la ^nek'a: "Wa, Gwa^sfil, la^mEns gwalalaxa amaqa, qaxgins Leqe- 

 lek" qa LegEms xQnox^widElaxas Ts lEndEgEmg'i-lakwe LE^wa g-igSma- 

 ^yox Sesaxalasax. Wa, la^me LegadElaxs EpElkiilase l6^ XomalElase, 

 qaxo wawalk'inala lax xQngwadEx'^Ido. Wa,weg'illayaL!4LEX, Gwa- $5 

 ^seI, qag'a TslEndEgEmg'i^lakwak* g'axEmk' kIwaxtEwexg'ada nE- 

 g"ak'. La^meso g'axLos hS^yal^aq !6s laloL lalqEk". Wa, gelag'a hox^- 

 wOlta. laxos yae^yats !aq5s, qa^s giinx'^ldaos ^nal^uEmoklumk'a naxa 

 laloLlaxg'a k!waxtE^wes5gwasg'a k'edelg'asEn g'Tg^ma^ye Qlumx"- 

 6de,"^nek"Exslaeq!weHda. Wa, g"axedag-igama^yeQ!iimx"5degEm- 90 

 XElsElaxa mox"s6kwe p lElxElasgEme lax UpsEnxa^yasa naxEdzowe. 

 Wa, la Lax^wiilExse gugSma^yask Gwa^sEle Sewide, qa^s yaqlEg-a^le. 

 Wa, la ^nek"a: "GwaUas he gwex'se hS,^yal^as Gwa^sEl, qa^s lalag-aos 

 wawEldzEwa laloLlax gEUEmLasEus g-igSma^yox Sesaxalasex," ^ne- 

 k"Exs lae qweHda. Wa, hex'^ida^meseda h&^yaPasa Gwa^sEla la hox- 95 

 *wiilta laxes yae^yatsle, qa^s la qlwag'alls lax ox"sldzalisasa naxE- 

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