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all around our world, and I have learned | his different cries." 



45 Thus he said, and went to the ll rear of the house. Then the speaker 

 of the dancing-house spoke, | and said, "I think that the super- 

 natural power is already | approaching, for the dance of QIayaxstalas 

 can not be excelled; | for the supernatural power has come and has 

 been heard by Listener." Thus he said. | Then the song-leaders 



50 beat fast time on the beating-board, and || QIayaxstalas went out 

 of the door with fast steps. They continued doing this. | And when 

 almost all the women dancers were in the house, then two | listeners 

 brought the supernatural power, the ghost-dancer. | And after she 

 had danced, the supernatural power whistled at the place where 

 those who had disappeared arc called. | That place is called Super- 



55 natural-Power-Place. After || the ghost-dancer finished dancing, the 

 two Listeners were sent out. They [ went out of the house and 

 listened for the supernatural power, which was making a sound. ] 

 At once they went out; and they just showed their faces outside of 

 the I door, when they heard the supernatural power sounding like 



60 whistles. | Then they came back and stood inside of the door, |1 and 

 one of them said, "Now we have obtained it, shamans, for we | have 

 really heard the supernatural power." Then ] all the Sparrows went 

 out, but I the h^mshamts !es, the grizzly-bears, the tox^wid, | the 

 h2,winalal, and the thunder-bird, and the hamaa, did not go out. || 



ogflqlala laxes gwek* lalasa," ^nek'Exs g'axae qas^ida qa^s la laxa 



45 ogwiwalilasa g'okwe. Wa, lit yaq'.Eg'a^e yayaq'.EntEmelasa tslaga- 

 ts!e. Wa, la^nek"a: "GwalEla^meg'in^uek'Ex^nawalakwalaEmg'ax 

 ex'iila laeLag'a la heyaqlemag'tns ytxwak* laxg'a Q'.ayaxstalasEk' 

 qaxs he^mae ^nawalakwe g'axa wuLEltsEns HoLaqlEsex," ^nex'^Iae. 

 Wfl, la^me Lexdzodeda nenagadaxes tiEmedzo. Wa, la^me tsaxale 



50 Q'.ayaxstalasaxs lae lawElsa laxa t'.EX'ila. Wa, la hex'saEm gwe- 

 g'ila. Wa, gil^mese Elaq ^wFlaeLeda yixwa ts!edaqa lae ma^lokwa 

 hoLaq'.Ese. Wa, he'mis la laLelaxa ^nawalakwa lElolillale. Wa, 

 gil-me gwal yLxwaxs lae hek' '.Eg'a^eda ^nawalakwe laxa k'im^yaasaxa 

 x"ix"Es5la. Wa, heEm Legadss ^nawalaklwas. Wa, g'il^Em gwai 



55 ylxweda lElol&lale lae ^yalagEmeda ma^lokwe hoLaqlEsa qa^s le 

 hoqiiwEls laxa g"okwe qa^s le hoLelaxa ^nawalakwa hek" !ala. Wa, 

 hex'4da^mese lax^da^x" hoquwElsa. Wa, iVmise nelEmx'^id laxa 

 t'.Ex-ilaxs lae wuLax^aLElaxa ^nawalakwaxs lE'mae hek'lalaxa le- 

 x'Exse. Wii, g'axda^xwe xwelaqa qa^s qlwag'alile lax &wiLElasa t!E- 



60 xlla. Wa, la ^nek'eda ^nEmSkwe: "La^mEns laLa, pepExiil, qaxg'a- 

 nu^x" la^mek' ala wuLax^aLElax ^nawalakwa." Wii, hex'^ida^mese 

 ^wFla la hoqflwElseda gwegQdza. Wa, lii k"!es ogwaqaEm la 

 hoqiiwElseda hilmsha,mts!Ese LE^wa nenane LE^wa tox^wide 

 LE^wa h&wlnalale LE^wa kukilnxillale LE^wa hamaa. Wa, 



