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the small basket. | She throws the stems down on the right-hand 
side. In | this way her husband helps her; and as soon as they have 
picked off all the || berries, the man lights the fire under the 
place where he is about to heat | the stones. As soon as it burns, 
he takes the high | steaming-box and puts it down by the side of the 
fire. He | takes two large water-buckets and goes to draw fresh 
water; as soon as he comes carrying a bucket of fresh water in 
each hand, || he goes to the place where the steaming-box is standing, 
and pours the water into it. | There are only two buckets of water 
poured in. | That is sufficient for the high steaming-box. After he 
has done so, | he takes the basket for holding the berries, puts it next 
to the | steaming-box, and he takes the long tongs || and the water- 
bucket and puts them down. Then he goes to draw | fresh water, 
which he places between the steaming-box and the fire. | The red-hot 
stones are to be dipped into this water. When it is all there, he | 
takes an empty oil-box and puts it down. Then | he draws some 
more water in another || large bucket. When he comes back, he 
pours the water into the | empty oil-box and washes it out. After 
doing so, he | goes and puts it down where it is to be left until winter 
comes; | however, he has poured away the dirty water with which 
the box has been washed out. | As soon as this is done, and when he 
Wai, 1a ts!eqrlasa t!eldzanoweé laxés hétk !Otagawalilé. Wi, hé‘mis 
la g‘Ex"widaats lafwtinemaséq. Wai, g-il'mésé ‘witla la k!ilbekwa 
t!elsaxs laé ménaibddéda brgwainrmaxés gwaléléx-déda ts!ats!n- 
q!waasLaxat !ésemé. Wa, gtl'mésé xiqdstaxs laé Ax*édxa Lawats!éxa 
yix'srmé q!olats!a, qa‘s g'axé hinolisas laxa lngwilé. Wii, laxaé 
ix‘édxa maltsemé iwi nagngats!i, qa‘s li tséxidex ‘wreéwap!mma. 
Wi, gil‘mésé gax wax'senktlaxa ‘wi‘wabsrts!ila naEngats!éxs laé 
hé‘nakilarms laxa yix"semé q!dlats!a, qa‘s li giiqasasa ‘wapé liq. 
Wi, lazm maltsrma narngats!@ qoqtt!axa ‘wapé giixts!oyoséxs 
laé hélats!’awa yix"semé Miolarelors ‘wape. Wa, gil'mésé ewatexs 
laé Ax‘°édxa k-!oxstanowé lexixa t!rlsé, qa‘s g'Axé hitndlilas lixa 
yix'semé q!olats!é. Wa, laxaé ét!éd ax‘édxa gilt !é k !ipralaa qa‘s 
gaxé katlalilas. Wa, li ax‘édxa nagats!é, qa‘s li tséx-‘id. laxa 
‘wE‘wap!emé, qa‘s g’axé hanagots laxa q!olats!é Lefwa lrewilé 
qa‘s hibasxés klipralaa. Wa, gil'mésé ‘wilg-alitexs laéda brgwa- 
nEmé Ax‘édxa dower sis ne qa‘s g’axé hing-alilas. Wa, li 
ét!éd li tsi laxa ‘wapé. Wéa,larm hé tsayats!ésiida ‘nEMsgEMé 
‘walas nagats!a. Wa, gil‘mésé g-ax aédeaqaxs laé gtixts!its laxa 
dengwats !emoté qa‘s tsloxtig'indéq. Wa, gil‘mésé gwalnxs laé 
ae alilas laxés Revimielacre ha‘nélal, lalaat laxa lana ts!{wiin- 
x‘édel, yixs laaral giiqddxa néqwa ‘wapa yixs tsoxtig indayaséq. 
Wa, gil'mésé gwalexs laé dox*watrlaqéxs le‘maé menmenttsemx“i- 
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