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said. I Immediately they told one another that XwelageLas had 31 

 found by good luck | the pearl shells, and at once the Chief, Hayal- 

 k'En I questioned XwelageLas, "Is it true that you found by good 

 luck pearl shells?" Thus he said. | XwelageLas at once took the 

 four pearl shells and || showed them to Chief Hayalk'En. Chief | 3h 

 Hayalk'En at once said that he woidd buy the four pearl shells. | 

 Then XwelageLas said, "You will buy them later on, after they have 

 been | in the house four days." Then Chief | Hayalk'En just begged 

 him not to sell them to another || person. When Hayalk'En went 40 

 home, XwelageLas | arose and liid his pearl shells. After | he had 

 hidden them, he went out of his house, and went into the water on 

 the I beach; and after he had done so, he went out of the sea-water | 

 and went into his house, and he lay down on liis bed. Then || he 45 

 slept, and he dreamed of a well-dressed man | with large abalone 

 shells hanging aU over his blanket, | and abalone shells hanging from 

 his ears, and abalone shells hanging from liis nose. Then | in liis 

 dream the man spoke to XwelageLas, and in his dream he said, | 

 "Oh, friend! I am Pearl-SheU-Maker (K'ogwesila). I am Abalone- 

 Maker-of-the-World (Ex' ts lEuialag' ills) , Hand I come to see you. 50 

 You have found me by good luck to-day. | Now go and paddle again, 

 and come to my other house at Gfiyaxste, | so that yoii may obtain 

 my dress." Thus he said, and changed liis blanket. | Then the 



Wa, hex'^idaEm^liiwise ts!iik'!aIap!5lEme XwelageLas yixs Logwa- 31 

 laaxa k'ogwese. Wii, hex'^iihiEin-'iawisa g'fgama'ye Hayalk'Ene g'ax 

 wuLax XwelageLase ala^mae Logwalaxa k'ogwese, ^nex'^lae. Wa, 

 hex'^idaEm^lawise XwelageLas ax=edxa mosgEme k'ogwes qa^s 

 doqwamases laxa g'igama^ye Hayalk'Ene. Wii, la^laeda g'lgiima^ye 35 

 Hayalk'Ene liex'^idaEm ^nex' qa^s k'Elxwexa mosgEme k'ek'ogwesa. 

 Wa, la^lae ^nek'e XwelageLase ^nex" qa al^meLEs k'ElxwaLEq qo lal 

 moplEnxwa^s axel hixa g'okwas. Wii, laEm^laeda gTgama^ye 

 Hayalk'En S.Em hawaxElaq qa k'leses laxodEq lax ogMa bEgwa- 

 uEma. Wii, g'il^Em^lawise la nii^nakwe Hayalk'Ene laa^lase Xwela- 40 

 geLas Lilx'ulil qa^s q !ulal^Idexes k'ek'ogwese. Wa, g'il^Em^lawise 

 gwal q'.ulaLaqexs lae lawEls laxes g'okwe qa^s la la^sta laxa l!e- 

 ma%e. Wii, g'il^Em^lawise gwiilExs lae la^sta laxa dsmsx'e ^wilpa 

 qa^s lit laeL hixes g'okwe qa^s lii kiilg'alll laxes kii^le'lase. Wii, liL^lae 

 mex^eda. Wii, la^lae mexElasa alaEl la q!walEnk" bEgwanEmxa 45 

 ^niixwa^ma iiwii ex'ts'.Eme tetEX"sEma^yax ^nEx^iina^yas. Wii, lii xo- 

 gEx"sa ex'tslEme. Wii, laxae k'edzelbalaxa ex'tslEme. Wii, hi^lae 

 yaq'.Eg'al^Eug'eda bEgwauEme lax XwelageLase. Wa, la^lae ^nex''- 

 Eng'a: "^ya, qiist, nogwaEm K'ogwesila. NogwaEm Ex'tslEmalag'lli- 

 saxg'Eu gaxek" doqwoL. NogwaEms Logwexwa ^nalax. Wii, 50 

 hag'illa et!ed sex^wIdEx qa^s laos laxEn ^uEma g'ok", lax GrEyaxste 

 qa^s laLaosaxg'Eu gwalaasEk'/' ^nex'^laexs lae g'amag'illle ^uex^u- 



