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his I different treasures. Tiien it occurred to him that he would go || 

 in front of the house of his father and sing his sacred song before 40 

 daylight, \ so that his father might hear him. Then he started, for 

 the house was not far away; ] and as soon as he came to the beach 

 in front of the house, | he walked out to the sea and sang his sacred 

 song. Immediately | Waxap lalaso^ heard him, and he recognized 

 the voice |1 of his prince Xaxosen&so-. He was singing his sacred 45 

 song. Then | he arose from his bed and went out of his house. | 

 Now he really recognized the voice of his prince. \ He went to the 

 houses of his tribe, and called the people j to come to his house. 

 Daylight had not nearly come yet, |1 when they all came; and 50 

 Waxap !alaso^ talked to his | tribe, the ancestors of the LeLEged of the 

 Great-Kwakiutl' and | asked them to capture Xaxosenaso^. Thus he 

 said. I His tribe agreed at once to do what he said. They took 

 their | batons and the boards, and the men went out of || the house. 55 

 As soon as they were all outside, they started, I and went down to 

 the beach at low tide. Now it was full | daylight, therefore they 

 could see Xaxosenaso^. He was walking in the water. ' All the men 

 stood in a row, and | they beat rapid time. Xaxosenaso^ came 

 ashore at once il when he heard the beatmg. When he came, he 60 



ogiiqala Logwa^ya. Wa, la^lae ^nenk' lex^Id qa^s la qas-ida qa^s la lax 

 L'.asagwisas g'okwases ompaxa k'.es^Em ^nax'^ida qa^s la yalaqwa laq 40 

 qa wuLElas ompaseq. Wa, la^lae qas^ida qaxs k"!esae qwesale 

 g"5kwas. Wa, g'il^Em^lawise lag'aa lax LlEma^isases g'okwaxs lae 

 qaqasamak" laxa dEmsx'e. Wa, la^lae yalaqwa. Wa, hex'^idaEm- 

 ^lawise Waxap !alas5^ wuLax^aLElaq. Wa, la-lae ^maltlexsdeqexs 

 he-maes Lawulgama^ye Xaxosenaso^wa yalaq'.wala. Wii, la^lae 45 

 he-x4daEm Lax^ulil laxes ku^lelase qa^s le lawEls laxes g'okwe. 

 Wa, lawisLa lae ahik"!ala ^malt'.exsdEudqexs he^maes Lawiilgama^ye, 

 wa, la-'lae laLlEs-id lax g'ig'okwases g'okulote, qa^s -'wPle gwex^-idEq 

 qa g^axes^wi^la hogweL lax g'okwasxa k'!es^Em ex'ala qa-s ^nax'^ide. 

 Wa, gax^lae ^wi^laexa. Wa, laEm^lawise ^nek'e Waxap !alas6^ hixes 50 

 g'okulota g'aliisa ^iiE^memote LeLEgedesa ^walasKwag'ul' qa^shex'^i- 

 da^me k"lmyax Xaxosenaso^we, ^nex'^lae. Wa, hex'^idaEm^lawise 

 ^naxwa ex'^ak'e g'okulotasex waklEmas. Wa, la^lae &x^etsEweda 

 tiEmyayo LE^wa saokwe. Wa, la^lae ^wPla hoquwElseda bebEgwa- 

 UEme laxa g"okwe. Wa, g"il^Em^lawise g'ax ^wi^lEWElsa lae qas^ida 55 

 qa^s la ^wFlEnts'.es laxa L'.Ema^isexa x'atslaese, yixs lE^mae q'.iilx'^id 

 ^nax"^ida, lag'ilas doqiilaEnax Xaxosenaso^waxs lae qaqasamak'a. 

 Wa, la^ae yipEmg'aliseda ^naxwa bebEgwaiiEm qa^s ^uEmax'^ide 

 LexEdzoda. Wa, liex'^idaEin^lawise g'axe Xaxosenaso^we aLc^staxs 

 g-alae wuLilx^aLElaxa la LexEdzoda. Wa, laEm^lae k' !es ^na^nawa- 60 



' This should be Q!6mk'!ut!Es; however, since this division is much reduced in numbers and has joined 

 the ^walas Kwag-uf they are generally counted with them 



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