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56 she dips up some water, and they drink it; | and after they have 
finished drinking, they begin to eat. They just take up | one 
salmon-head and hold it in their hands when they are eating, | and 
they throw the bones on the food- | mat; therefore an old [bad] 
60 food-mat is used, || for the fat of the salmon-heads sticks | to the 
mat. And after they have eaten, the woman | takes up the eating- 
dishes and pours out into the kettle | the food that was left. Then 
she washes them out; | and after she has done so, she pours some 
65 water into them, and she puts them again || before those to whom 
* she has given to eat; and at once they all | wash their hands; and 
after the | men have washed their hands, the host draws some water, 
and they | all drink; and after they have finished drinking, | the 
70 oldest one among the guests speaks, praising the host; || and when he 
stops speaking, the host thanks them for their | words; and when he 
stops speaking, they wait for the | second course. That is all of this. | 
1 Steamed Salmon-Heads.—Now I will | talk about the salmon- 
heads steamed (on hot stones), | —the heads of all kinds of salmon. 
When | the woman cuts the salmon, as soon as she finishes, her || 
5 husband cuts fire-wood; and after he has done so, he | digs a hole 
on the beach. Then he puts the split fire-wood lengthwise | into it. 
56 gi/l'mésé gwal na ‘qaxs la’é hi‘mxida. Wi, lar’m &’em da’x“id- 
xa ‘na/lfnemsgemé hé’x'tlatya qa‘s da’lalitéqexs la’é ha‘ma’prq. 
Wa, la‘mé’sé ts!sgedzo’dalaxa xa’qesawatyé 1a’xés ha‘madzo’wé 
te’*watya. Hé’em la’gilas hé &x‘é’tsdsa ‘ya’x'sa‘mé ha‘madzo’ 
60 té’*wexs, yixs xp/nuelaé k!ti’téda tseE’nxwa‘yasa hé’x't!atyasa k*!6/- 
tela la’xa té’watyé. Wa, gi’lmésé gwal ha‘ma’pexs la’éda ts!nda’gé 
ix‘d/dxa ha’‘maats!éx-dé to’rlq!wa qa‘s 1é gtixts!0’tsa k!éts!afyawa- 
yasa ha‘mi’x'dé la’xa hi’nx'Lanowe. Wa, la ts!oxtig‘indrq. Wa, 
gi/lfmésé gwa’texs la’é gtixts!o’tsa ‘wa’pé laq, qa‘s la’*xat! é’t led 
65 re axdzam0’lilas 1la’xés ha‘mgi/lasox"dé. Wa, hé’x‘‘ida‘mésé ‘wi‘la 
ts!n/nts!enx‘wida. Wa, gi’l‘mésé gwal Fabjausiimia ese la’éda 
brgwa’nemé, yixa Lé‘lanrmaq tsi’x‘‘itsa ‘wa’pé lag. Wa, la’x-da- 
exwe ‘wi’‘la na’x‘ida. Wa, gi’l'mésé gwal na’qaxs la’é ya’q!eg’a‘lé 
qti/lyak!iigatyasa k!wel. Wa, lan’ m ts!e/lwaqaxa LélanEmiiq. 
70 Wa, gi’lf'mésé q!we’lidexs la’é mo’melk:!aleda k!we’lasas wa/tdr- 
mas. Wi, g'i/l'mése q!we’lédexs la’é awti’lgemg‘a‘til qa‘s hé’lée- 
gintsewe. Wa, lan’m gwal la’xéq. 
1 Steamed Salmon-Heads (K!wn‘yaa’k” héx't!é)—Wa, la‘mé’srn 
é’dzaqwal gwa’gwex's‘alal la’xa hé’x'tlatyaxs la’é nek-a See 
yix hé’xt!a‘yasa ‘na’xwa k-!o’k!titela.. Wa, hé’*maaxs la’é xwa’- 
Léda ts!eda’qaxa k:!6’tela. Wa, gi’l‘mésé gwa’lexs la’é la/éwii- 
5 nemas LE/mlemx'sendxa leqwa’. Wi, g‘i/lmésé gwa’lexs la’é 
la’plalisa la’xa Llematisé. Wa, la LO’xts!flasa Le/mg'Ekwé leqwa’ 
