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oil for dipping, for the | dog-salmon is very fat while it is stul phos- 
phorescent, when it is jumping in the mouth of the rivers. | Then the 
guests themselves break it and eat the salmon | speared at the mouth 
of the river. Early in the morning,| dog-salmon speared at the mouth 
of the river is not eaten, for it is fat; || it is only eaten in the after- 
noon and evening. | Whenever it is eaten in the morning, it makes 
those who eat it feel sleepy the whole day long, | for it is very fat. 
Therefore they are afraid | to eat it im the morning. As soon as the 
guests finish eating it, | the man takes what is left and eats it || with 
his wife, while his guests drink water freshly | drawn. After they 
finish drinking, the guests go out. | They only wash their hands in 
their houses; and | after the man has finished eating with his wife, 
he | gathers the bones and the skin left by his guests, || puts them 
on a mat, and throws them into the sea on the } beach. This is all 
about the salmon speared at the mouth of the river. 
Blistered Salmon.—And we will also talk about the green | salmon 
almost dry. The woman takes the almost dried green | salmon from 
the place where it is hanging. | She takes her tongs and picks up the 
ereen salmon, and || blisters the meat-side of the green salmon by 
the fire. As soon as | the green salmon gets grey, she turns it and 
places the skin-side | towards the fire; and as soon as the skin is 
ewirxni’saxs hé’*maé ales be’nkwéxa me‘na’la lax 0’x"siwa‘yasa 
wi'wa. Wa, la q!tlex‘sem LE/nqweéda k!wé/laxs hexha’qwaaxa 
skoiné’té lax 0’x"siwas yee wa. Lak-lés gaa’xstéxagaa‘léda hexha’- 
qwaxa shgineé 46 gwasxne’sa lax 6 ‘x"siwafyasa wa qaxs tsE/nxwaé. 
A’/iFrm hoax ‘T’tsoxa la gwat neqi’léda ‘na’la Lefwa dza’qwa. 
Gi’lfemia hexha’x"soxa gaa ‘lixs la’é lox"*mé’qa sp/nbéxa ‘na‘lida 
hafma’paq qaxs xe/nLElaé tse/nxwa. Wi, hé’*més 1a’g ilas k-ile’m 
ha‘mi’xa gaa’la. Wa, g@i’lsmésé gwal hexha’qwa Lé‘lanemaxs la’é 
hé/x‘ida‘méda begwanemé la ix‘@dxa ha‘mdté qa‘s wa’ waq !anyowe 
LE'wis genE’maxs |a’aLal nax‘é’dés Lé‘lanzemaxa a’lta ‘wap tsii’- 
nems. Wi, gi/lfmésé gwal na’qaxs la’é ho’qiwelséda k!we/ldé, 
Wi, lan’m a’leml ts!e’nts!enkwal la’xés gig’’kwé. Wa, gi’ 
‘méseda brgwa’neme gwal wa’waq!aayO Lewis gene/maxs la/é 
q!ap!é’x‘idxés hat‘mo’té xaq Letwa L!é’sasés k!wée’ladzemaxs la’é 
axdzo’ts la’xa le’*wa‘ye qa‘s lé k:!a‘ste’nts 1a’xa dr’msx‘é 1a/xa 
Liemas‘isé. Wa, lan’m gwal la’xa seg me’té lax 6’x"siwatyasa wa. 
Blistered Salmon.— Wai, hé’emixarns gwa’gwex's‘alata a/lxwasé 
k:!o/loxwa. Wa, gi/ikem qa’tsestaléda hityaliixa a’Ixwasé k-!0’- 
loxwa la’éda ts!mda’qe ax‘e’dxa k-!o’boxwe la’xé gé’xwalaasé. 
Wii, la ax@’dxés ts!é’srala qa‘s klip!e’dés la’xa k:!o’loxwé qa‘s 
pex'a‘lés B'lsadzatyasa k-!0’loxwé la’xa gti'lta. Wa, gi’lsmésé 
qiixdzo’*naktiléda k!o’loxwaxs la’é léx‘ideq qa‘s gwa’s‘idéq L!é’sas 
la’xa gt/lta. Wa, @i’lfmésé hamerlerdzd’déda pr’nsa lax L!é’sasa 
