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52 came, he arose and washed in the river; | and after he had done so, 

 he walked up the river Wawaie; and in | the evening he washed 

 again; and after he had done so, | he lay on his back under a cedar- 



55 tree and went to sleep. When ll dajhght came in the morning, he 

 arose and washed himself; and | after he had done so, he walked 

 along; and he had not gone far, before he came | to a lake, and he 

 washed himself in it; and | after he had done so, he walked to the 

 inland side of the wide lake. | Before he had gone haK the length of 



60 the large lake || evening came, and he washed himself; and after he 

 had done so, | he lay down on the shore of the lake and went to sleep. 

 Now, I he had slept four nights since leaving his home in Wawaie. 

 Then | he dreamed of a handsome stout man, "who came and talked 



65 to him; | and the stout man said to K !wak Kvabalas, || "Let me ask 

 you, why did you come to this supernatural place?" | Thus he said; 

 and immediately K !wak Iwabalas said, | "O friend! I come to get 

 supernatural power from you." Thus he said to him. Then | the 

 stout man said, "Don't leave this place for | four nights, for you 



70 have already obtained something good from me." || Thus spoke the 

 stout man in his dream. As soon as he | stopped speaking, the stout 

 man disappeai'ed, | and at once K !wak Iwabalas awoke. It was I 

 getting daylight. Immediately he arose and washed himself; | and 



51 killaxa gaalaxs laaEl Lax^ulsa qa^s la la^stEX'^ida laxa wa. Wa, 

 g'il^Em^liiwise gwalExs lae qayamalax wiis Wawaie. Wa, g^ipEm^la- 

 wise dzaqwaxs lae la^stEx'^Ida. Wa, gil^Em^lawise gwalExs lae 

 t !ek' lEXLElsaxa welkwe qa^s mex^ede. Wii, g'il^Em^lawise ^na^na- 



55 kulaxa gaalaxs lae Lax^wida qa-s la la^stax'^Ida. Wii, g'il^Em'la- 

 wise gwalExs lae qas^ida. Wa, kMes^latla qwesg'ilaxs lae lag-aa 

 laxa dzE^lale. Wa, hex'^idaEm^lawise la'stEx^^id laq. Wa, g'il^Em- 

 ^liiwise gwalExs lae qas-Ida aLanegwesElaxa lexe dzE^lala. Wa, 

 k'les-lat^a ai.atla nEgoyolisax ^wasgEmasasa lexe dzE^lalExs lae 



60 dzaqwa. Wa, la^lae la^stEX'^id laq. Wa, gil^Em^lawise gwalExs 

 lae t'.ex'ales lax awEiixelisasa dzE^lale qa^s mex^ede. Wa, la^me 

 mop'.Ena mexa g'ax^^id laxes g'5kwe lax Wawaie. Wa, laEm^la- 

 wise mexElasa ek'a ^walatsayok" bEgwauEm g'ax yayaqlEutEmaq. 

 Wa, laEm^lae ^nek^eda ^walatsayokwe bEgwauEm lax K!wak!waba- 



65 lase: "Weg'ax^in wuLolmasos g'axelads laxwa ^nawalakwex awina- 

 k'.iisa," ^nex'^lae. Wa, hex'^idaEm^lawise K!wak!wabalase ^nek'a: 

 "^ya, qast, LaLogwasdEyin laL, qast," ^nex'-laeq. Wa, la^lae 

 ^nek"eda ^walatsayokwe bEgwauEma: "Gwala basos axasaqos mo- 

 plEnxwa^sLes ganoLaos yol lox qaxs lE^maaqos helaxa gaxEn," 



70 ^nex"^lae mexa^yas ^walatsayok" bEgwauEma. Wa, g'll^Em^lawise 

 qlulbe waldEmasexs lae xts^ideda ^walatsayokwe bEgwauEma. 

 Wa, hex'^idaEm^lawise K!wak!wabalase ts!EX"*Ida. La^maalaxoL 

 ^na^nakiila. Wa, hex'^idaEm4awise Lax^uls qa^s lii la^stEx"^ida. 



