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57 on account of what he had said, | for the one who had told Lalep !alas 

 to run away said also that this was | the gathering-place of the souls 

 of the dead; and when | the spirits began to sing, Lalep !alas ran out 



60 of the door of the II house, and ran along the beach. lie went a | 

 long distance, and arrived at a place where eagle-down was thick. 

 He had not | gone far when his breath gave out. Then he died 

 again. | Then he heard the words of another tribe | where he was 



65 staying. He was taken and buried on a tree. II There was no coffin. 

 This was the village of Winalag'ilis. ! Before evening a man came 

 and I sat down at the place where he was. Then the man spoke, | 

 and said, "0, friend Lalep lalas! how is your mind? Don't you | 



70 wish to go home to your country?" Thus he said. Then || Lalep !- 

 alas replied and said, "Indeed, but I wish in vain, | for I do not 

 know in what direction my house is." Thus said Lalep !alas to 

 the ! man. Then the man spoke again, | and said, "I am Bluejay. 

 Arise and | sit on my back that I may take you to your house." 



75 Thus said Bluejay to him. || Lalep !alas went at once and sat on his 

 back; and | Bluejay flew inland over a great raoimtain. | And when 

 they had passed over the mountain, they arrived. It was nearly | 

 dark in the evening. And Lalep !alas saw that his j hut was still 



57 lae neHda la axkMalax Lalep lalase qa k" lexwes, ylxs he^mae la 

 q!ap!e^nakulats bEx^una^yasa la lelE^la. Wa, g'il^Em^lawise dsnx- 

 ^ideda hasyalilagase laa^lase Lalep !alase dzEx^wEls laxa tiEx'ilasa 



60 g'okwe qa^s dzElx^waesEle laxa L'.Ema^ise. Wa, laEm^Iawise qwes- 

 g'ilaxs lae lag'aa laxa wakwe qEmxwasa kwek". Wa, k'!es-lat!a 

 qwesg'ilaxs lae wibalisEma. Wa, laEmxae wek'lEx^eda. Wa, la 

 laLa ^naxwaEm wuLElax waldEmasa ogMa^me la lelqwalaLa^yes la 

 &xasa. Wa, laEm^lae ilx^etsE^wa qa^s la wiinEmtaso^ laxa Ease. 



65 Wa, laEm k-'.eas dEg-ats!es. Wa, hesm^El g-ox"dEmtsa Winalag-i- 

 lise la axats. Wa, k'!es-lat!a laEm dzaqwaxs g'axaasa bEgwauEme 

 klwag'aaLEla lax axasas. Wa, la^laeda bEgwanEme yaqlEg'a'ia. 

 Wa, la^lae ^nek"a: "^yS., qast, Lalep !alas. Wales n&qa'yaqos kMesas 

 ^nek' qa^s laos na^nak" laxes awinagwisaos," ^nex'^lae. Wa, la^lae 



70 Lalep lalase na^naxmeq. Wa, la^lae ^nek'a: " QaLEn wax'a aEra- 

 x'st'.Eu k^'.es ql^LElax gwaqEuwa^yaasase,' ^nex'^lae Lalep !alase laxa 

 bEgwauEme. Wa, la^lae edzaqwa yaq lEg^a^leda bEgwauEme. Wa, 

 la^lae ^nek'a: "NogwaEm kiiskusa. Wag"a LaxELElax qa^s g'axaos 

 k!wag"e g'axEn qEn la taodos laxes g"okwaos," ^nex'^lae kQsktisaq. 



75 Wa, la^lae Lalep lalase hex'-idaEm la k!wag'EndEq. Wa, la^lae 

 ktisklis aaLaaqaxs lae plEl^ida qa^s le p!EltsEq!axa ^walase nEg'a. 

 Wa, g'll^Em^lawise hayaqaxa nEg"a lae lag-aa. Wa, la^lae Elaq 

 p'.EdEX'^Idaxa dzaqwa laa^lase Lalep !alas doqiilaqexs hex"sa^mae las 

 hose. Wa, la^lae laeL laq. Wa, la^lae dox^waLElaxes ok'.wina^yaxs 



