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25 the one flat side so that it is smooth. After doing so, he || turns it 
over and shaves off the other side until it has a thin edge, | and it 
is half a finger thick. | After doing so, he takes a basket, goes to the 
beach, | picks up stones, which he puts into the basket. | When he 
30 has enough, he carries them on his back into his || house and puts them 
down by the side of the fire. | He puts the stones on the fire, and he 
takes the basket and he | goes down again to the beach and plucks off 
dulce; | and when his basket is full, he carries it up the beach | into 
35 his house, and he puts it down on the floor. || Then he digs a hole by 
the side of the fire of the same length | as the stick of yellow cedar 
which is to be steamed to make a hoop for the scraping-net. One | 
span is the width of the hole that he is digging, | and its depth is the 
same. When this is finished, he takes | mats, so that they are ready 
40 for use, and he takes the tongs to put || the red-hot stones into the 
hole, and he puts them into the hole that has already been dug. | 
When it is nearly full, he takes his dulce and throws it on the | red- 
hot stones; and when a thick layer has been put on, | he puts the 
yellow-cedar stick on it, and he takes | more dulce and throws it on 
45 to it; and as soon as there is a || thick layer of dulce on the yellow 
cedar, he takes water and | throws a little on top the whole length of 
the yellow-cedar stick, | and he covers it over with mats. After he 
25 lae léxid qa‘s k'!adzoddéx a&psadzatyas qa pelésa ApsEnxa‘yé. 
Wa, lata k:!odmnx'si‘ma ipsenxa‘yé laxens q!waq!wax'ts!dna‘yeéx. 
Wa, gilfmésé gwaltexs laé Ax‘édxa Ipxa‘yé qa‘s li laxa L!ema‘isé 
qafs li tliqax t!ésema qa‘s li t!ixts!alas laxa lexa‘yé. Wii, 
eflfmésé hélats!axs laé Oxidsdésa qa‘s li OxLaéLElaq laxés 
30 @okwé qa‘s li OxLEg-alilas lax miag‘inwalisasés lmgwilé. Wi, la 
xE°x"LEnts laxés Igwilé. Wi, la xwélaqa ix‘édxa Imxa‘yé qa‘s li 
xwélaqents!és laxa Lipma‘ise. Wa, li k!ilx‘id lixa L!esi!ekwe. 
Wi, gil'mése qot!é lexa‘yaséxs laé OxLEx*‘id qa‘s li OxLosdésEla 
qa‘s li Oxnaételaq laxés gdkwe qa‘s li Oxiug‘alilag. Wi, li 
35 ‘lap!alita lixa mag‘inwalilasés lngwilaxa ‘nEmisgEmé LOS nEk‘aso- 
Lasxa dEyodzowé qnx‘ExstéLasa xElodzayowé. Wii, la ‘neEmp!enk: 
laxens q !wiq !wax'ts!ana‘yéx yix ‘wadzEqawilasas ‘lapatyas. Wai, li 
hépmxat! ‘walabetalilé. Wia, gil'mésé gwatexs laé 4x‘édxa léEl- 
wa‘yé qa gaxés gwatlila. W4, li aix‘édxa ts!ésiala qa‘s k !ip!édés 
40 laxa x‘ix'ixsemila t!ésema qa‘s li k'!ipts!alas laxa ‘labegwelkwe. 
Wa, la nlag qot!axs laé ix‘édxa L!est!ekwé qa‘s Imxnyindés lax 
oki‘yatyasa xix‘ixsemala t!ésema. Wa, gilfmésé wak!waxs laé 
ax‘édxa dmyddzowé qa‘s paq!eqés laq. Wa, laxaé ax‘édxa 
wadkwe L!est!Ekwa qa‘s texégindés lag. Wa, g‘il‘mésé la wax'- 
45 wiinaya Llest!ekwe Jlaxa dryddzoxs laé &x‘édxa ‘wapé qa‘s 
xEL!Ex“idé tsadzeLeyints lax ‘wasgemasa ktinyasaxa dEyodzowé. 
Wii, li nas‘itsa lé*watyé lag. Wa, g‘il'mésé gwalexs laé ix‘édxa 
