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23 rubs it | until it is sharp-pointed, and he does the same with the 
other end. As | soon as it is sharp-pointed, he rubs the middle part 
25 so that it is round; and when || it is round, it is done. He does this 
with all of them. | When he has finished fifty, he puts them away, for 
that | is the number of bones for the flounder fishing-line. Then he 
takes | hair and twists a length of two | spans; that is, hair of women. 
30. And when he has || enough of these, the same number as the polished 
bones, then he puts them away. He takes | cedar-bark and gives it to 
his wife, and she goes at once | and puts it into the water to soak. 
After it has been there for one night, | the woman takes out the cedar- 
bark and splits it into | long, narrow strips, and she twists it until 
35 it is moderately thick. || When it is forty fathoms long, it is finished. | 
Then (the man) stretches it outside of the house | tightly, so that it is 
stretched (taut). It remains there for four days. | Then he takes 
down the twisted cedar-bark fishing-line | and coils it up and puts it 
40 down in his house, and then || he takes dried back-sinew of the deer 
and shreds it, and | twists it until it is like thread. As soon as he 
has | twisted much of it, he takes the round bones and the twisted-| 
hair thread and ties one end of the twisted hair to the 
45 round bone.| He ties the hair'|| to ( the crosspiecea little 
beyond the middle, in this way: He does this with all of 
23 qa éxbax“‘idés. Wa, laxaé hézm gwéx‘‘idxa apsbatye. Wa, g/il- 
‘mése x'baxs laé yilsplalax‘ideq qa léx**mnx“idés. Wi, gflfmésé 
25 la léx‘enx“idexs laé gwala. Wii, li héstamm gwéx*‘idxa wadkwe. 
Wai giilmésé ‘witla gwala seklasgemgcustixs laé géxaq qaxs hé- 
‘maé iwixwéda xaxEx‘Enasa Llagedzayiwaxa paésé. Was, la ixted- 
Xa sE‘ya qa‘s mét!edéq qa maémalp!enkés Awisgemasas laxen 
q!waq!wax'ts!anatyéx, yixOx skE‘yixsa ts!édaqéx. Wa, gfl*‘mésé 
30 hétala lax ‘waxaasasa gixekwé xaqéxs laé géxaq. Wa, li Ax‘éd- 
xa denasé qa‘s li ts!lds laxés genmrmé. Wa, héx’fida‘mésé la 
hipstalisas laxa wa qa péx‘widés. Wi, gil'mésé xama‘stalisExs 
laé &x‘wiifstendEq yixa ts!edagé laxa dEnasé qa‘s dzEdzexsEndéq 
qa ts!élts!mq!astowés gilsgildedzowa. Wa li mElx‘édmq qa héla- 
35 gités. Wa, li mosgemg‘ostap!enké ‘wasgemasas laxens batax. 
Wa, gilfmésé gwalnxs laé dox*witilsaq lax Liasani‘yasés g-dkwé 
qa‘s tek!tt!nlséq qa tsl!as‘idés. Wa, li mdp!enxwa‘sé ‘nalis 
hé gwexsexs laé ax‘edxa Llagédzaani‘yé yixa melkwé densEn 
denEma qa‘s qes‘édéq qa‘s li qxs‘alilaq laxés gékwé. Wii, li 
40 ix‘édxa Immokwe adég-esa géwasé qa‘s dzEdzexsEndéq qa‘s mel- 
x‘idéq qa médrkwés hé gwéx’sa q!enyo. Wa, giltmésé q!é- 
nEmé méetafyas laé aAx‘édxa Jénlx‘*nné xaq LESwa médekwé 
sésE‘yak'!mna. Wii, li yilfarelodalasa lénlx*mné xiq lax épsba- 
‘yasa médekwé sE‘ya. Wi, la g-ék-!dlts!a‘yé yitalaasasa sE‘ya 
45 laxa galodayowe lex**en xaqa ga gwiilég'a (jig.). Wa, li ‘naxwarm 
