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three spans long. | Then he cuts it off. Then he measures two spans 
90 and two || finger-widths for the end (of another one), which he also 
cuts off. | Next, he places the shorter | measure on the edge of the box 
that he is making, beginning at the | end, and marks the end of the 
measuring- | stick. Then he takes it off. He puts it down on the 
95 upper side || and marks its end again. Then he takes the | straight- 
edge and puts it down so that it touches the marks, | and he marks 
along it. As soon as he has done this, he takes the longer one of 
the | cedar measures, puts it down on the box that he is making, | 
beginning at the last mark that he put on, and he marks its end; || 
100 and he also puts it on the other edge and marks its | end. After 
this has been done, he takes his straight | cedar-stick and puts it 
down close to the marks that he has just made, and | marks along it. 
Then he puts it down on the floor. He takes the shorter | cedar 
5 measure and puts its end down on the edge || of the box that he is 
making, beginning at the last mark that he has put on, and he| 
marks its end. Then he takes it off and puts it down | on the other 
edge and marks its end. | After this has been done, he takes his 
straight-edge and puts it down on | the box that he is making so that 
10 it touches the marks that he has put on, and he marks along it; || and 
88 yudux"p!gnkés ‘waisgemasas laxEns q!waq!wax'ts!anatyaxs laé 
k limtts!mendeq. Wa, laxaé ét!éd balidxa hamatdengalisa matp!mn- 
90 k-é laxens q!waq!wax'ts!ana‘yéx, yix ‘waisgEmasas laaxat! k:!imt- 
ts!endrq. Wi, gil'mésé gwalexs laé k‘atenxentsa ts!rkwa- 
gawatye menyayo lax f&wtnxa‘yasés wilasm‘we giigitela lax 
dbafyas. Wa, li xtilt!arnlodex ‘walalaasas Obatyasés menyayowée 
khwaxLawa. Wii, li 4x‘aLelodxgq, qa‘s li k‘atenxents laxa ApsEnxa- 
95 ‘yas. Wa, laxaé xilt!arelédex ‘walalaasas. Wii, li Ax‘édxés 
nkEgEnodse, qa‘s k'adEdzodés qa nExstayésex xwextiltatyaséxs laé 
xitldelenég. Wa, gilfmésé gwalexs laé &x‘édxa giltagawa‘yé 
khvaxLawa menyayowa, qa‘s la k-atenxents laxés wilasp‘wé g-i- 
eitela lax alé xtiltés. Wa, li xtilt!arelodex ‘walalaasas dba‘yas. 
100 Wa, laxaés lixa ipsenxatyé. Wii, laxaé xtlt!arelodex ‘walataasas 
dbafyas. Wa, gilfmésé gwatexs laé &x‘edxa negendsela .k hwax- 
Lawa, qa’s li k-atlarelots lax neqrliisa xwéxtlta‘yé. Wa, la 
xiildefendreq. Wa, laxaé k:at!alitaqexs lae &x‘édxa ts!mkwaga- 
watye k!waxLawa meEnyayowa, qa‘s lixat! kadmdzdts lax &wtnxa- 
5 fyasés witlase’wé giigirela laxés alé xtiltatya. - Wii, laxaé xtlt!a- 
LElodpx ‘walalaasas obafyas. Wa, 1a ax‘aLelodnq, qa‘s la k-atmn- 
xents laxa Apsenxatyé. Wa, li xtilt!arelodex ‘walalaasas. Wai, 
ofl'mésé gwatexs laé ax*edxés negEnosela, qa‘s li k'adedzdts laxés 
wilasr‘we. Wi, gilfmésé neqala lax xwéxiilta‘yaséxs laé xtildete- 
