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45 takes her dish and her rib-strainer, and || she puts down the dish by 
the side of the kettle with whole perch; | and she takes the rib- 
strainer and lifts out the whole boiled perch | and puts them into 
the dish. She puts | all the perch crosswise into the dish. | When 
they are all in the dish, she goes and puts (the dish) down in front of 
50 those || who are going to eat the whole perch. The men immediately | 
pick off (the meat) and put it ito the | mouth. When they have 
nearly eaten everything, the host takes | spoons and gives one to 
each of his guests; and as soon as | each has one, he takes up the 
55 kettle in which the perch had been boiled and || pours the liquid of 
the boiled perch into the dish. | He pours it on what is left over 
of the boiled perch. | As soon as the dishes are nearly full, he goes 
back, carrying the kettle; | and he puts it down at the end of the 
fire, towards the door. Then | the men eat with spoons the liquid 
60 and the gills and the stomach, || as it has been boiled, and the intes- 
tines; and when they have eaten enough, they stop. | That is what 
the ancient Indians call ‘washing down the food.” Then | they go 
out. They never drink water, for they know that they | will drink 
water when they notice a salty taste of what they have eaten, | and 
65 it is not very long before they wish to drink water. Then || they 
drink. That is all. | 
45 hanolitésa loq!wé laixa Amstaakwilats!ixa Lamawé hinx’Lanowa. 
Wa, li ax‘édxa gelemx'i xelyowa qa‘s xbldstaléxa Amemk:!inala 
hinx'Laak" Lamawa qa‘s li xelts!@las laxa loq!we. Wa, larm 
naxwakm géyaléda Lamawaxs laé yéyax"ts!4 laxa loq!we. Wai, 
gil'mésé ‘witla la yax°ts!4 laxa loq!wiixs laé k-ax‘dzamolilas laxa 
50 imemk:!inalagitaxa Lamawée. Wa, héx‘ida‘mésé xamax’ts!a- 
naléda ‘nixwa bébpgwinemxs laé Epaq qa‘s ts!dq!tisElés lixés 
sEmsé. Wai, gil’mésé rlaq ‘witlaqéxs laéda Lé‘lanmmaq Ax‘édxa 
kak Ets!enaqé qa‘s li ts!swanaésas laxés Lé‘lanpmé. Wa, gil- 
‘mésé ‘wilxtoxs laé k-!oqtlitxa Smemk:!inalagilats!@ hinx Lanowa 
55 qa‘s li gtiqdsas ‘wapaliisa Lemx"stagi‘lakwe lixa loq!wa. Wa, 
lanm 4pm gtgég ints laxa ha‘modtasa LEmx"Laxwaxa Lamawe. Wa, 
gil'mésé rliq qot!laxs laé xwélaqa k:!oxstolitelaxa hinxLanowé 
qa‘s la hangalilas laxa obéx‘Lalalilasés Ingwilé. Wa, lax-da‘xwe 
‘yos‘idéda bébrgwanrmaxa ‘wapaliis Lefwa q!dsnafye LE’wa moqit- 
60 lixs laé L!opa Le‘wa ts!enéxé. Wiis, gilfmésé polidexs laé gwala. 
Wa, héem gwe‘yosa g-alé bak!tim mekwaxalisé. Wa, larm hoqt- 
welsa. Wi, larm héwiixa nagékilax ‘wapa qaxs q!4vla‘maaxs 
nax‘ida‘métaxa ‘wapé qo lat qlik‘alqéxs demp!aés hafmix-dé. 
Wa, k !ést!a dlamm gilaxs laé nanaq!ésdg‘ilaxa ‘wipe. Wi, hé‘mis 
65 la nagatsé. Wa, lazgm gwala. 
