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down at the place where she is seated; | but her husband invites 
25 whomever he wants to invite. || When the guests come in, his wife 
takes a | large ladle and dips the liquid out of the kettle into the 
dishes. | When they are half full of the liquid of what she has 
been cooking, | she takes the tongs and takes out the boiled | stom- 
30 achs and puts them into the dishes. When all the dishes are || full, 
she takes food-mats and | spreads them in front of the guests. 
Finally she takes the | dishes and places them in front of the guests. 
There is one dish for | every four guests. Then she gives | a spoon to 
35 each guest. Water is never || given with this, and they never pour 
oil on it, | for oil does not agree with the boiled stomach; and | there- 
fore also they do not drink water before they eat it, for it makes those 
who | eat it thirsty. Then they eat with spoons; and | after they 
40 have eaten, the host takes the dishes and || puts them down at the 
place where his wife sits. Then he takes | water and gives it to them. 
Then they rinse their | mouths on account of the salty taste, for the 
boiled stomach is really salt. | After rinsing the mouth, they drink | 
45 some water; and after drinking, they go out of the house. || This 
finishes what I have to say about the cooking of various kinds of 
salmon. | They never sing when eating steamed salmon-heads | or 
boiled salmon-heads, or when they eat boiled stomachs, | for these 
Wi, la’La fa’*wtinemas ve’‘lalaxés gwE‘yo’ qa‘s Lé‘lalase‘wa. Wé, 
25 gi’l'mésé ax ‘wi'‘laéLé Lé’‘linemaséx la’é gene’mas ix‘é/dxa wa- 
lasé k-a’ts!enaqa qa‘s tsits!4’lis ‘wa’paga‘yas 1a’xa lo’Elq!we. Wa, 
gil'mésé ‘nai’xwa ‘nan/ngoyalaxa ‘wa’paga‘yasa ha‘mé’x'silase*waxs 
la’é ix'é/dxés k-!iptala qa‘s k*!ik-!ep!ené’s 1a’xa hi’nx‘Laa’kwé po- 
xtins qa‘s k'!ipts!4’lés la’xa to’nlq!we. Wa, g‘i’l'mésé ‘wi'‘la la 
30 qo’qtit!éda lonlq!wixs la’é 4x‘e’dxa hafmadzowé’ {é@*wa‘ya qa‘s 
lé repdzamdO‘lilas 1a’xa Lé’‘lanemé. W4§, la’wisLa 4x‘é’dxa {6’El- 
q!we qafs lé k-ax'dzamd‘lilas la’xes Lé‘lanemé. Wai, lan’m 
maé/miélé’da k!wé’faxa na’ineméxta f6’q!wa. Wai, la ts!ewana- 
ésasa k-a’k-nts!enaqé 1a’xés Lé’‘lanmemé. Wi, laz’m héwi’xa na/- 
35 qamats ‘wa’pa laq. Wai, la’xaa héwii’xa k!t’nq!Eqas L!é’ni laq, 
qaxs ad’ts!lagiéda mé’stagi‘lakwé Lr‘wa !é’na. Wa, hé’‘mis — 
la’g'itas k!és na’/naqalg‘iwalax ‘wa’paxs na’/gemaxa ‘wa’pasa ha- 
‘ma’pax gwe’x'sdemas. Wa, la’x:da‘xwé yo’s‘idmq. Wa, g't’/l- 
‘mésé gwat yo’saqéxs la’éda Lé/‘lannmaq k-a’g-ilitxa 16’Elq!we qa‘s 
40 lé k-f’g‘alitelas lax k!waé’lasasés- genn’mé. Wa, la ax‘é/dxa 
‘wa’pé qa‘s 1é tsi’x“‘its liq. Wi, la’x'datxwé ts!mwé’L!exdd qa 
la’wésés dn/mp!aéL!mxawa‘é; qi’Laxs 4’laé dr’mp!éda mé’stag‘i‘la- 
kwe. Wa, gi’l‘mésé gwal ts!rts!nwé’L!exdxs la’x-da‘xwaé na’- 
x‘id li’xa ‘wa’pe. Wa, gi’l'mésé gwal na’qaxs la’é hd’qiwelsa. 
45 Wa, lan’m gwat la’xéq, yi’xen gwa’gwex's‘alasé la’xa k-!6’k!tite- 
lixs hatmé’x'silase‘waé. Wa, hé’em k‘!és dr/nxelagila hé’x't!a- 
fyaxs neg’Ekwa’é Loxs hi’nx‘taakwaé LE‘wa mé’stag‘i‘lakwaxs 
