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35 notch || at (7) with the straight knife, and he shaves it off so that it is 
hollow in the middle, | in this way: and he does the 
same at (5). | After this has been =a = done, he takes the 
crooked knife and shaves off | the whole digging- 
stick smoothly. When it has all been shaved off, | he puts it over the 
40 fire of his house to dry, || and it stays there four days drying. When 
it is dry, he takes | perch-oil and pours it into a large | clam-shell. 
Then he takes tallow, which he puts down | by the side of the fire of 
his house; and he takes down his | digging-stick and heats the ends 
45 over the fire of his house. When || it is burnt black, he takes the tallow 
and rubs it | on the end of the digging-stick. When this is done, he 
heats it again | over the fire, and he only stops heating it when it is 
scorched at the point | and when the tallow begins to boil as it is melt- 
50 ing. Then | he takes also the perch-oil which he put into the large 
clam-shell, || and he takes rubbed shredded cedar-bark, puts it into the | 
perch-oil and rubs it on the digging-stick. When it isrubbed all over | 
and oiled with perch-oil, he heats the digging-stick over the fire of his | 
house; and when it is really hot, he again takes the | shredded cedar- 
55 bark, puts it into perch-oil, and rubs it || on the hot digging-stick. 
When it is rubbed all over, | he stands it upright in the cool corner 
of the house. Then the | digging-stick for digging clover is finished. 
35 yodex (7) yisa nexx‘iila k'!awayowa qa‘s k:lax*widé qa x‘flboya- 
lésg-a gwiilég'a (jig.) yix (7). Wii, laxaé hémem gwex‘‘idEx (5). 
Wa, gilfmésé gwalexs laé &x°édxa xelxwala qa‘s aék'!é k-!ax‘wid 
dgwida‘yasa tsloyayowé. Wa, gil'mese ‘witla k !okwé dewidatyas 
laé LésfaLElots lax neqdstiwasés Ingwilé qa lemx‘widés. Wa, la 
40 moxsé ‘nalis x‘itelarela. W4a, ofl'mésé lemx‘widexs laé Ax*édxa 
dzek!wésé qa‘s k!tinxts!ddés lixa ‘walasé xoxtilk'!imodtsa met !a- 
nafyé. Wa, li &x‘édaxaaxa yasEkwé qa‘s g'axé gvig‘alilas lax 
mag‘inwalisasa legwilasés gokwé. Wa, he‘mis la axaxddaatséxa 
tsloyayowé qa nox‘widé dba‘yas laxa legwilasés g-Okwé. Wi, g‘il- 
45 ‘mésé la k!imla‘naktilaxs laé &x‘édxa yasekwé qa‘s mergiilbr‘yés 
laxa Oba‘yasa ts!oyayowe. Wa, gil’mésé ewalexs laé ét!éd prx‘id 
laxa Ingwilé. Wii, alfmése gwal pex‘aqéxs laé khwék!timelk‘tyax‘*- 
idé Sba‘yas LOxs laé medelx‘widéda yasEkwaxs laé yaxa. WA, laxaé 
axcédxa dzék!wésé q!ots!axa xdxtiik !imotasa ‘walasé met !anatyaxs 
50 laé Ax*édxa q!oyaakwe k‘adzekwa qa‘s dzopstendés laxa dzek!we- 
saxs laé dzrg’ilents laxa ts!oyayowe. Wii, gil’mésé hamelx‘rn la 
q!eléx'sa dzék!wésaxs laé papax'iLalasa ts!oyayowe lixa Ingwitasés 
o-dkwé. Wi, gil'mésé la alak-!ala la ts!elqwaxs lae et!éd ax‘édxa 
k‘adzrkwé qa‘s dzopstendés laxa dzék!wésaxs laé ét!éd dzng ilrnts 
55 laxa ts!nlqwa ts!oyayowa. Wii, gflf*mésé hamelx*rnxs laé dalaq 
qa‘s li Lanégwélas lax wtidanégwélasés gokwe. Wa, lazm gwala 
tsloyaywaxa LEx’sEmé laxéq. 
