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basket, while she is carrying the front-basket in front of her body. 
When | all the baskets have been put into the canoe, she steps into 
the | bow of the small canoe, takes the paddle, || pushes the canoe 
off shore, and paddles. She goes down stern first, | drifting down the 
river. As soon as she arrives in front of her | house, she goes ashore, 
and then her | husband goes to meet her, and carries on his back the 
large | basket with crabapples up the beach and into his house. || 
Then he puts it down. He spreads out a new mat; and when | that 
is done, he pours the crabapples on to it. When the basket is | 
emptied, he goes back, carrying it down on his back, and he gives it 
to his wife; | and he carries up the medium-sized basket, which he 
also | carries on his back, going up the beach, and he goes and car- 
ries it into his house. Then || he pours the crabapples on the mat at 
the place to which he had carried the first | crabapples; and when 
this is done, he goes down again, | carrying the empty basket on his 
back. He gives it | to his wife, who fills it with crabapples, and also 
the large | basket. The large basket has already been filled in the 
canoe || when he arrives. Then he | carries it on his back up the 
beach into the house, and | he puts it down. Then he carries on his 
back the medium-sized | basket, he carries it up and puts it down | 
lexa‘yé laxés ték!tiprlaéna‘yaxés nanaagEmé lexafya. Wi, gilfmésé 
‘wilg'aalexs lax tsrlxtelats'iis xwaxwagtimxséxs laé Jaxsa lax 
Agitwa‘yasés tsElxte‘lats!€ xwaixwagtimaxs laé dax‘‘idxés séwa- 
yowé, qa‘s q!dtrlséséxs laé séx‘wida. Wa, la‘mé he‘x"dzegrmalas 
gaxaé yolila lixa wa. Wa, gil‘mésé ligaa lax nEgKt lises 
e-dkwaxs laé ‘nemsalisa. Wa, g‘il‘mésé ‘nemsalisexs laé la‘wt- 
nEms lalalaq, qa‘s OxLEgilpxséxa ‘wilasé niig‘e  tsEl*wats!é 
Imxafya, qa‘s li Oxtosdésrlaq, qa‘s li OxLaéLElaq laxés gdkwé. 
Wai, 14 oxing-a‘litas. Wai, li Lep/!alilasa Eldzowé lé‘watya. Wa, 
gil'mésé gwalexs laé giigedzdtsa tsrlxwé laq. Wa, g'il‘mésé la 
lopts!axs laé xwélaqa OxLEnt!sésrlaq, qa‘s ts!4wés laxés genrmé. 
Wa, l& Oxtex*‘idxa hélomagrmé tsrléwats!é lexatya, qa‘s lixat! 
dxtalagéxs laé lasdésela, qa‘s li OxLaétElaq laxés g-okwée. Wai, 
laxaé gigEdzotsa tsEixwé laxa léwa‘ye, yix la gtigrdzatlilats gale 
la OxtaéLems tselxwa. WéA, g*il’mése gwalexs laé xwélaqa oxLEn- 
tsléselaq laxa lopts!ewé hélomagemé Ipxatya, qa‘s laxat! ts!as 
laxés genrmé, qa k‘!ats!odésésa wtlexsé tsElx" liq LeSwa ‘walasé 
nig’é Imxafya. Wa, la‘més qot!alatexsa ‘walasé tsEl'wats!é nig’é 
lmxa‘yaxs laé lag'aa. Wa, héx‘idaEmxaiwisé OxLEx"‘idEq, qa‘s li 
dxLosdéseElaq, qa‘s li OxiaéLelaq laxés gokwe. Wi, a‘mésé 
hing-alilaséxs laé étents!ésa, qa‘s li OxLEx‘‘idxa hélomagemé 
lexafya. Wi, g'ax‘emxaé OxLosdésrlaq qa‘s g’axé OxLEg‘alilas 
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