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7 takes | her small basket by the handle and carries it out of the house, 
and she | puts it down by the side of the fishing-canoe. Then she 
takes out of the water the dried heads and | puts them into the small 
10 basket. After it is full, she || takes it up by the handle and carries 
it into the house. Then | she takes out the dried heads and puts 
them into the kettle. | As soon as it is full, she pours water into it; 
and when | it is filled with water, she puts the kettle on the fire. It 
is | left to boil for a long time, and then the kettle is taken off the 
15 fire. || Then the woman takes her dish and takes her | long-handled 
ladle, and she dips up the dried heads and | puts them into the dish. 
As soon as they are all out of the water, she drinks | water; and after 
she finishes drinking, she takes up with her hands | the boiled dried 
20 heads and puts them into her mouth. || Then she begins to eat. This, 
is called ‘‘eating dried heads.’”” Then | she throws into the fire the 
bones that remain. After she has finished, | she again pours into 
the kettle the food that has been left over. | She pours some fresh 
water into the food-dish that she had used. | Then she washes her 
25 hands. After she has finished, she puts away the || kettle. The 
remains of the dried heads | are in the kettle in the water. She is 
going to put them on the fire again | when she feels hungry, for heads 
do not get spoiled even if they are | put on the fire ten times. Then 
she drinks | fresh water. The dried halibut-head is not used for 
7 xés la’laxamé qa‘s lé k-!o’qrwelsrlaq la’xés g'0’/kwe qa‘s lé hind’- - 
dzrlsas la’xa lo’gwats!é. Wii, la ax‘wtstm’ndxa ma’léqasdé qa‘s 
ixts!o’dalés la’xa la’laxame. Wa, g‘i/l'mésé qd’tlaxs la’/é k-!0/- 
10 qtilsaq qa’s 1lé k!0’gwitrlaq 1a’xés_ g'd’kwe. Wi, la‘mé’sé 
ixwitits!4/laxa ma’léqasdé qa‘s le axts!A/las 1a’xa hii/nx‘Lanowé. 
Wai, gi’lmésé@ qo’t!axs la’é gtigeqa’sa ‘wapé laq. Wa, gi/l*mésé 
qo’t!axa ‘wa’paxs la’é ha&’nx Lents la’xés Ingwi/lé. Wa, la‘mé’sé 
ge’eilit mar/mdelqtilaxs la’é hi’nx'sanowéda hi/nx'Lanowé. Wa, 
15 la‘mé’sa ts!eda’qé ix‘é/dxés to’q!wé qa‘s Ax°é/déxés ‘wa'lasé g‘i/]- 
tlmxnala ka’ts!enaqa qa‘s xeléstendéxa ma/léqasdé qa‘s lé xn/l- 
tslalas la’xa t0’q!we. Wi, gi’lfmése ‘witléstaxs la’é na’x‘idxa 
fwa’pe. Wi, gismésé gwal na’qaxs la’é da’xitsés eSeyasowé’ 
la’xa hi/nx‘Laak" ma’léqasdé qa‘s ts!0’q!iisés la’xés sk’msé. Wi, 
20 lan’m ha‘mx*‘i’da. Wa, hé’rm Le’gades mema’léqasdé. W<4,lan’m 
ts!pxLa’lasés xa’xmoté la’xa Imgwi'lée. Wi, g‘i/mésé gwa’bexs 
la’é xwe’laga gtixts!d’tsés hi‘mx’si/‘yé la’xa hi’nx'Lanowé. Wii, 
la giixts!0’tsa a’Ita ‘wap 1a’xés ha‘maats!é’x-dé 1lo’q!wa. Wa, 
la ts!en’nts!enxtwida. Wi, gi/l'mésé gwa’tmxs la’é g’é’xaxa 
25 hi/nx'ranowe. Wa, lan’m gésta’léda hi‘mx'si/*ye ma/léqasdé 
la’xa hi/nxLanowé. Wi, lan’m 4’nm é’t!édel ha’nx*LendLEeq 
qo po’sq!px"idLo, qaxs k:!é’saé ‘ya’/x'spmx“idexs wa’x‘*maé nEqa’- 
plena ha’nx'Lendayowéda ma’léqasdé. Wii, lawi’sta na’x‘idxa 
a/Ita ‘wa’pa. Wa, lan’m k'lés xe’‘lalayuwéda ma/‘léqasdé 4’rm 
