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lying there iu a faint. Then he awoke and arose, || for he liad been 80 

 dead, and came back to liis senses. He had first dived twice | into 

 the right eye of the Dzcnoq !wa, and twice | into the left eye. 



Then again he heard spealving in the woods. (The voice) said, | 

 "Come, friend Xaxosen&so^! I^et us try onr strength!" Thus said 

 what he heard. || Then Xaxosenaso^ turned around to see who was 85 

 coming from the place where some one was talking, | and he saw a 

 handsome man standing on the ground. | Xaxosenflso* went to him 

 at once. Wlien he reached ' liim, the man asked Xaxosenaso^ to 

 try to I twist a spruce-tree, "so that I may see how strong you are." 

 Thus he said. || Immediately Xaxosen§,so^ climbed the tree, and, 90 

 beginning | at the top, he came do\\'Ti twisting the spruce-tree. He 

 came to the ground. | It is said that Xaxosenaso^ never found it 

 difficult, because he was exceedingly | strong. Then Xaxosenaso^ 

 was given advice | by the man to take good care when traveling 

 about; || "and you shall always purify yourself in this river in the 95 

 morning and in the evening, | so that no harm may befall you." 

 Tlius he said. | 



Then Xaxosenaso^ questioned the man, and said, | "0 friend! 

 who are you who take pity on me and give me advice? " Thus he said 

 to him. I Then the man replied, and said, "0 friend! |1 1 am Work- 100 



yixs la^mex'de lE^la. Wa, la^me nages^ida, yixs hiie gul ma4p!Ena 80 

 diis-Ide helk'!otstg,ye gEyagEtsa Dzonoq!wa. Wa, la^lae ma-lp!Ena 

 das'Id laxa gEmxotstiVyas. 



Wii, la^lae et!ed wuLEhixa yaq!Eg"a^la lax aLa^yasxa ^nek'a: "Ge- 

 lag'a qast Xaxosenaso^, qEns lalokwap!e," ^nex'^lae wuLElas. Wa, 

 la^lae Xaxosenaso^ niEls^Id qa^s dox^wldex g'aya^nakiilasasa yaq!En- 85 

 tiala. Wa, la^lae dox^waLElaxa Lase ex^sok" bEgwauEma. Wa, 

 hex'^idaEm^lawise Xaxosenaso^ la laq. Wa, gil^Em^lawise lag'aa 

 laq laa^lase bEgwanEme axk'!alax Xaxoscnaso^ qa ^niEns^ides 

 SElp!ldxa alewase Easa, "qEn doqwalexs hixwa^yaqos," ^nex'^lae. 

 Wii, hex'^idaEra^lawise Xaxosenaso^ la h&x^wid laxa Ease qa^s g"axto- 90 

 dexs g'axae ba^nolEla sElpaxa filewase. Wa, g'ax^lae g'ax^Elsa. 

 Wii, laEm'lae Xaxosenaso- hewaxaEm laxomx'^Ida qaxs alae laEl 

 lak!wemas bEgwanEma. Wii, laEm^awise Lexs^alasE^we Xaxosen^- 

 so^ ylsa bEgwiinEm qa iVmes yiiL!awa liixes gwillagildzase. "Wa, 

 he^niis qa^s hemEnala^maos la^sta liixwa ^wilxxa gegarda LE^wa dza- 95 

 dzEqwa qa^s kMeaseLos amelasLol," ^nex'^lae. 



Wii, liVlae Xiixosenaso- wQEaxa bEgwiinEme. Wii, hVlae ^nek'a: 

 "^ya, qast, angwasex waxk!rdaex Lexs^iila g'iixEn," ^nex'^laeq. Wa, 

 la^lae na^naxma'"yeda bEgwanEmaq. Wa, la^lae ^nek'a: "^ya, qast, 

 nogwaEm Es-ak'IlElsa. HemEnalaEm Lexs^alaxa g'iixe laxos g'axa- 100 



