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12 shaves off four finger- | widths on the upper side of the cut that he has 
just made. It is two | finger-widths that he shaves off on each | 
side of the mark that he put on, in this way: ——— As 
15 soon as the back || at (1), (2), and (8) has been 
hollowed out, and | they have all the same thickness, he stops shay- 
ing it off. Then he | takes well-splitting red-pime wood and splits 
it | like tongs. The pieces are four | spans long and three finger- || 
20 widths thick. They are split out square. There are | two pieces. 
Then he puts them down on the board at which 
he is working, in this way: so | that the ends of 
the board-protector project equally on both sides 
of the | board. As soon as the board is in the center of the 
board-protector, he marks | the edges of the board at which he is 
25 working. After doing so, || he takes off the board-protector. He 
takes his straight | knife and cuts out a notch at the place where 
he made a mark for | both edges of the board. Then he adds to it 
one | finger-width, so that it is a little longer than the width of the 
plank, | and he shaves the wood out between the two marks, so that 
30 the part removed is half the || thickness of the plank at which he is 
working, and he puts it down. Then he takes up the other piece, and 
he | measures it by the part that he has finished, 
and he imitates what he has done Phe] before. 
As soon | as it is done, it is in this way: This is 
the board-protector when it is finished. | 
12 q!wax'ts!ana*yex lax nexpnafyasés alé xtiltafya. Wi, lazem maé- 
malden laxens q!waq!wax'ts!ana‘yéx yix xeElxtldzdtspowas lax 
wax'sot !ena‘yasa xtldekwéxa ga gwiilég'a (fig.). Wii, gil‘mésé la 
15 xtlboyalé (1) yix Awig'atyaséxs laé Ogwaqax (2); wii li ét !edex (3). 
Wii gil'mésé la ‘NEmMOkwé wiwigwasas laé gwal xElxtildzE‘waq. Wai, 
li ix°@dxa wiinaguléxa ég'aqwa lax xise‘we. Wii, li xox¢wideq qa 
yowés gwex'sa ts léstalax. Wii, la mdp!enk:é ‘wasgEmasas laxEns 
q!waq !wax’ts!ana‘yex. Wi, li yadux"dEné ‘wig idaasas laxens 
20 q!waq!wax'ts!ana‘yex laxés k-lewtlk!wena‘ye. Wii, li héx-sendrq qa 
malts!és. Wii, li k‘adedzots laxés wtilase‘wé g’a gwiiléga (fig.) qa 
kleisés giltagawés Obatyasa L!mberdzi‘yé lax wax’spnxa‘yasés wtila- 
sews. Wii, gflfmésé nalnaqrloydléda L!ebrdzi‘yaxs laé xiilt !etsés 
nexxiita k!Aawayo lax wilenxafyasés witlase‘wé. Wi, gil‘méseé 
on gwalexs lae aixfaLElodxa L!ebedzitye. Wii, lii Ax*édxés nexx‘iita 
k: lawayowa qa‘s k:!imtbetendéxes xwextilta‘yé lax wilgilasas wax- 
senxa‘yases Witlasr‘wé. Wii, lasm ginwasa ‘nemdené laxens q!wa- 
q!wax'ts!ana‘yex qa gag ilstalés lax ‘wadzEwasasés wtlasE‘we. Wii, 
li k:!axtwidex iwagawa‘yasés k:!imtbetenda‘ye qa nexsendéséx 
39 wigwasases witlasr‘wée. Wai, li g'ig‘alilaséxs laé &x*édxa ApsEx'sé qa‘s 
mens‘idés laxa la gwala. Wii li nainaxts!swax gwiilaasas. Wii, g‘il- 
émese gwatexs laé g'a gwiilég'a ( fig.) yixa L!ebEdziyaxs laé gwala. 
