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then they all drink; | and after they finish drinking, the woman 
washes | four dishes and pours water into them, and the | man puts 
them before the guests. Then || they all wash their hands; and after 
they have washed their hands, | they wait for the next course. 
That is the end of this. | 
Salmon Preserved in Cellars.— (It has been described before [p. 237], 
how salmon is kept in cellars for winter use.) 
When there are no more | salmon in the rivers, the cellar is dug 
up. The salmon are washed in water | until all fhe clay and sand 
come off. As soon as all | the dirt is off, they are soaked in the river 
and are left there over || night. As soon as day comes, the woman 
takes | out of the river whit has been soaking. Now the quarter- 
dried | green salmon are thick; they are just like fresh salmon. | The 
woman just takes her fish-knife, and they are cut this way | 
into twelve pieces. Then she puts them into a | kettle; 
then she puts it 6n the fire and pours water over | it. 
Then it is boiled a long time before it is taken off. | She 
stirs (the meat). As soon as it is all to pieces, she | puts 
the kettle back over the fire. Then it is left over the fire a very 
long time. | When itis done, it becomes a mush; and she pours || 
oil into it while it is still over the fire, and it is stirred again. | Then 
the kettle is taken off and put down. ‘Then | spoons are given to the 
Wey gi/lsmésé gwal na’qaxs la/éda ts!mda’qé ts!o’xtg’indxa mo- 
wé’xta 1d’Elq!wa qa‘s giixts!0’désa ‘wa’pé lag. Wa, lé’da br- 
gwa’nemé hing-alilas lax nexdzama’lilasa k!we’té. Wa, la‘mé’seé 
‘na/xwa ts!n/nts!enx‘wida. Wai, gi’l'mésé gwal ts!n’nts!enkwaxs 
la’é Awtilgemg:alil qa‘s hé’lég-intsE‘we. Wa, lar’m gwal la’xeq. 
Salmon Preserved in Cellars. —Wa, gi/lmésé la k:!ed’s k:!o’k!t- 
trléda wi/‘wixs la’é ‘la’p!mqoya qa‘s 1é ts!o’x*witso® la’xa ‘wa’pé 
qa ‘wi’lés lawa/éda L!é’q!a LEfwa é6’gisé. Wa, gi’méesé ‘wi'la- 
wéeda ts!eqwi’xs la’é t!é/Fidmq 1la’xa wa. Wa, la xa’mastalisxa 
gi’/nuté. Wa, gi’lfmésé ‘na’x‘‘idexs la’éda ts!mda’qé &xwtistn’nd- 
xés t!é/lasetewe 1a’xa wa. Wa4, lak’m la w&’kwéda dze’lé‘lakweé 
k:!0’/lox". Yua’rm la ee, x'sa ald’masé k:‘!0’tela. Wa, 4’‘mésa 
ts!nda’qé 4x*e’dxés xwa’/Layowe qa‘s t!ot!ets!e’ndeq; ga gwii’lag’a 
(fig.) malngnyd’wexs la’é t!o’t!ets!aakwa. Wa, la ixts!0’ts la’xa 
10 hi/nx'Lanowé. Wai, la‘mé’sé hi’nx'Lentséxs la’é qep!Eqa’sa ‘wa’ pe 
laq. Wa, la‘més la gé’g-iltsé laz’m man’mdelqilaxs la’é hinx’sp’n- 
deq. Wa, la xwé’t!édeq. Wa, gi’lmésé lic liaise la’é 
xwé‘laga hi/nx'Lendrq. Wi lafme’ sé la a’la la gé’x: nae hi/nx-- 
Lala; wi, g'i/l'mésé la L!0’pexs la’é xa’s‘ida. Wa, la gti’q!eqasd‘sa 
15 L!é/*nixs hé’maé a’lés hi/nx'tale. Wa, la é’t!ed xwét!étse‘wa. 
Wa, lawi’sa hi’nx'sentsE‘wa qa‘s hii/ng-alilés. Wa, lan’m ts!a’yeda 
k-a’k-its!enagé la’xa k!we'lé. Wa, la ix‘é’déda ts!nda’qaxa telo’q we 
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