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masks of our friends, j imitate the forty masks that you have seen, 

 and which are your || treasure; and you shall have this death-bringing 95 

 baton, so that you may | kill at once those who hate you in your tribe, 

 for they will envy | you on account of the treasure that you have 

 obtained. This is the first time that | it goes to the seaside here, where 

 you came from; for it is not related to | my friend Cannibal-at- 

 North-End-of-World, who lives inland. || This is what I mean, 400 

 friend, Gwaexsdaas. Now you have obtained a great treasure | from 

 me on account of your coming to this supernatural place where I 

 live I with my friends." Thus said X'imsElilEla. | 



Then he turned his face to the sacred room with hemlock-branches, 

 and I said, "Come, friends, let us try to purify our || friend Gwaexs- 5 

 daas, so that no harm may come to him on account of | the treasure 

 which he has obtained from us!" Thus he said. As soon as he 

 stopped speaking, | the forty spirits came out of the | sacred room 

 of hemlock-branches, and sat down in the rear of the | great dancing- 

 house; and the new dancer, || ALotEmdalag'ils, sat down in the rear 10 

 of the great dancing-house. And | when all had sat down, X'imsE- 

 lilEla spoke again, | and said, "Now, look, friends! and | show what 

 we do when we disappear for this great dance, | aLaqlEm. Now, 

 come! Ts !EqomeLElsa^na, and take the || magical mat, and spread it 15 



nanaxtsiEwalxwa mosgEing'ustax yaexumlos la dox^waLElaxos Lo- 

 gvva^yaqos. Wa, g'a^meseg'a ha^ayuk" t!Emyaya qa^s hex-'ida- 95 

 ^meLos lE^lamasxa le]ak!walaLases g'okulotaos laL, qaxs odzEgEm- 

 yEweLos LOgwa^yaqos qaxs he^maex aleltsox ^nEmx^^idala lal 

 laxwa g'ayolasaq!osxwa Litisakwax ^uala, yixs k'lesaex Lawagala 

 LE^wun ^nEmokwae Bax"bakwalanux"slwa^ya laxg'in aLeg'a. Wa, 

 he^mesEn ^ne^naklle, qast Gwaexsdaas. LaEms ^walas Logwala 400 

 g'axEn qaes g^ax^enaos laxwa ^nawalakwex awmak!usaxEn g'okii- 

 lasex Loguns ^ne^nEmokwex," ^nex'^lae XimsElilEla. 



Wa, la^lae gwegEmx'^id laxa qiwaxsEme lE^me^lats!e. Wa, la^lae 

 ^nek'a: "Gelag'a ^na^nEwalak" ^wi^lax qEns wag'il lalax'SEwaxg"Ins 

 ^nEmokiik' laxg'a GwaexsdaasEk' qa kMeises a^me^latsEk' laxos 5 

 Logwa^yex g'axEns," ^nex'^lae. Wa, gil^Em^lawise q!wel-idExs 

 g'axaalase hox^wtilts!aweda mosgEmg'ustawe ha^ayalilagas laxa 

 q!waxsEme lE^me^lats!a qa^s g'axe k!us^alil laxa ogwiwalllasa ^walase 

 ts!agats!e g'okwa. Wa, hcEin^lawise kiwaleda dzelfile ALotEm- 

 dalag'ilsa neqewalilasa -'walase ts!agats!e g'okwa. Wa, gil^Em^la- 10 

 wise ^wilg'alilExs lae edzaqwa yaq !Eg"a^le XimsElllEla. Wa, la^lae 

 ^nek'a: "Wag'il la doqwalaLEx ^ne^uEmok" qa^s wag'aos ^naxwali- 

 lasEiis gwayayae^lasaxgins xisalek' qaoxda ^walasex ledaxwa aLa- 

 q!Emex. Wa, gelag'a Ts!EqomeLElsa^na qa^s laos Sx^edxa ^nawala- 

 gudzo le^wa^ya qa g'axese LEp!alIl laxg'ada L!asalilg'asg'ada lE^me- 15 



