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standing. As soon as the | song-leaders ended their song, Ts '.Eqome- 

 LElsa^na stood at the left of | HoxhoxiilsEla. || 



85 Then X'imsElilEla swung his rattle again, and | the song-leaders 

 beat fast time. And X'inisElllEla danced with quick steps, and ] 

 stood outside of the sacred room of hendock-branches, and he called 

 with a loud voice | DalElsa^naga (Laughing-Woman-of-the-Woods) ; 

 and as soon as X'imsElilEla named DalElsa^naga | she began to 



90 laugh. And X'imsElilEla said as he was going back, || "Our friend 

 is coming." Thus he said and went to the place where he always 

 stood. I Immediately the song-leaders began to sing, and DalEl- 

 sa^naga continued laugliing | as she was dancing. And then she 

 took her place to the left | of Ts lEqomeLElsa^na. | 



95 Then X'imsElilEla swung his rattle again, and || the song-leaders 

 beat fast time; and X'imsEhlEla danced with quicksteps, | and stood 

 outside of the sacred room of hemlock-branches; and he shouted 

 aloud, I "I call you, friend Hamase^nfi,, to come and dance!" And | 

 as soon as he had finished his speech, Hamase^na shouted, "Hoho !" 

 inside of the | sacred room of hemlock-branches; for there is only 

 200 one way in which the spirits || shout, namely, "Hoho !" As soon as 

 Hamase^na had said "Hoho !" j XimsElilfila laughed, and told those 

 who were sitting down that the one who had been called was com- 

 ing. I And when Hamase^na shouted "Hoho!" the song-leaders 

 began to sing the same | song as before, for all the people have only 



S3 layasa nenagadaxs lae Lax^ulile Ts!Eq6meLElsa^na lax gEmxagawa- 

 litas HoxhoxulsEla. 



85 Wa, la^lae et!ed yat!ede XimsElllEliixes yadEne. Wa, la^lae 

 LexEdzodeda nenagade. Wii, la-lae XimsElilEla tsaxfila qa^s la 

 Lax^ttlll lax L !asa'yasa q !waxsEme lE^me^atsIii cja^s hasEle Le^lalax 

 DalElsa^naga yixs g il^mae Lex^ede XimsElIlElax EegEmas DalElsa- 

 ^naga laa^ase dEdaltsii. Wii, g'ax^lae X'imsElilEla ^neg'EtE^wexs g'a- 



90 xae: "Gax^mEns -nEmokwex," ^nex'^lae lalaa laxes La^wl^lase. Wii, 

 hex'^idaEm^liiwise dEnx^ededa nenagade. Wii, la^me sEnbael dalEle 

 DalElsa^nagaxes ^wa^wasdEme ylxwa loxs lae La^wll liix gEmxagawa- 

 lilas Ts!Eq6meLElsa^na. 



Wa, la et!ede X'imsElilEla yatletses yadEne. Wii, hex'^idaEmxa- 



95 awisa nenagade LexEdzoda. Wii, laEmxailwise X inisElllEla tsaxala 

 qa^s la Lax^rdil lax L!iisa^yasa q!waxsEme lE^me-lats!e. Wa, hasEla 

 ^neka: "Le^lalEULSl qiistai Hamase^na qa^s gilxaos yix^wida." Wa, 

 gil^mese qliilbaxsde waldEmas lae hohoxwe Hamase-na hix ots!awasa 

 qlwaxsEme lE^me^lats!ii qaxs ^uEm^mae babagiilagomasa haaj-allla- 

 200 g^se hoho laxes ^wiixaase. Wii, g'il^mese h5h6xwe Hamase^naxs g"axae 

 XimsElllEla dalEla nelaxa kludzelaxs g'ax^maes Le^liilasE^we. Wii, 

 g'll^Em hohoxwe Hamase^naxs lae dEnx^ededa nenagadiises gllx'de 

 dEnxElayS, qaxs ^nEmsgEmae qlEmdEmas laxes ^waxaase. Wa, g'il- 



