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not go fast as they were crossing toward the great dancing-house, | 56 

 the door of which was closed. Wlien the Awlk' !enox" landed | at 

 the beach in front of the great dancing-house, then | the door opened; 

 and all the men went ashore, | and went into the great dancing- 

 house, and they sat down at the II right-hand side of the door. Then 60 

 nobody was seen in the house. | After the Awik' !enox" had been 

 sitting there long in vain, | Chief Ewultlala spoke, and said, "O, 

 Awik" !enox" ! see what I have in my mind I | I wish to go to 

 the room of hemlock-branches, for that may be the || sacred 65 

 room of which we heard at night, for I have passed through the red 

 cedar-bark | four times." Thus he said. Then aU the Awik' !enox" | 

 told him to go ahead. He went to the | sacred room of hemlock- 

 branches, and went in. Then he | discovered ALotEindalag'Us sit- 

 ting among the many masks, || and EwQlt !ala, who was standing 70 

 there, lost his courage at what he saw. | Then ALotEmdalag'ils 

 spoke, and said, "Come | and sit down at my right-hand side!" 

 Thus he said to his uncle. | Then Ewultlala sat down; and ALotEm- 

 dalag'ils said, I "Thank you for being the first to come into my 

 sacred room. Now, || get forty men and women to | wear the forty 75 

 masks this night. This dance is named | aLaq !Em, the great dance 

 which I obtained as my treasure." Thus he said. Then | Ewillt !ala 



kwa lax LEneg"Ekwaes tlEX'lla. Wa, gil^Em^lawise lag'aliseda Awi- 56 

 k"!en6xwe lax Llsma^isasa ^walase ts!agats!e g'okwa laa^lase fixsto- 

 x^wide t'.EX'ilas. Wii, la^lae hox^wultaweda ^naxwa bebEgwanEm 

 qa's lii h5gwiLa laxa ^walase tsla^atsle g"okwa qa^s la klfls^alil laxa 

 helk" lotsalilasa t!Ex"Ila. Wa, laEm k'leas dogiilts bEgwanEmsa g'6- 60 

 kwe. Wa, laEm^lawise gael wtll^Em k!udzeleda Awik* lenoxwaxs laaEl 

 yaqlEg'a^leda g-Ig^ma^ye Ewultlala. Wa, la^lae ^nek"a: "WiiEntsos 

 doqwalaxg'a gwalaasg'asg"En naqEk', yoL g"6kQlot, AwIkMenox", 

 yixgin ^nok"ek" qsn lalag"I laeL laxa qlwaxsEme qo heEm lax lEme- 

 ^lats'.esEns wtiLElax ganoLe qaxgin lax's3,wek' laxwa L'.agEkwex 65 

 mop'.Ena," ^nex"^lae. Wa, la^lae ^naxwa^ma AwIkMenoxwe fi,Em 

 ^yalaqaq qa las. Wa, la^lae qas^ida qa^s la laxa Jlxelasasa q!wax- 

 SEme lE^mc^lats'.a. Wii, la^lae laeL laq. Wa, hex'^idaEm^awise 

 dox^waLElax AxotEmdillagils k'.wagellhiaxa qlenEme yaexumla. 

 Wa, aEm^lawise La^wile EwQlt'.ala tex^ides n^qa^yases dox^waLEle. 70 

 Wii, la^lae yaq'.Eg'a^le AL6tEmdillag"Ilsc. Wii, la^lae ^nek'a: "Gela, 

 k!wag"alll liixg'In helk'!otagawalilEk%" ^nex'^laexes qlule^ye. Wii, 

 gil^Em^liiwise k!wag-alile EwOlt !filiixs lae ^nek"e ALotEmdiilagilsaq: 

 "Gelak'aslaxs so^mae g"ll g"axts!alil liixwa lEme^tslex. Wii, laEms 

 fix^edLEx mosgEmg'ustilLa bebEgwiinEml LE^wa ts'.edaqLa qa &xe- 75 

 malalxwa m6sgEmg"ust§,x yaexumlaxwa giinoLex. YuEm LegadES 

 aLaq '.Em yixEn Logwa^yex qEns ^walas leda," ^nex"^lae. Wii, la'lae 



