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stones, so that the || ashes that stick on them come off. When he 
has sprinkled water | over the whole surface, he takes split cedar- 
sticks not | really thick, and measures off one span | and four finger- 
widths, and breaks it off; and | this is the measure for the other 
cedar-sticks, when he keeps on breaking off || many of them,—all 
cedar-sticks of the same lengt’. When he thinks | that he has 
enough, he puts them end down between the red-hot 
stones, | in this manner: They are one span apart | 
lengthwise and crosswise; and | the cedar-sticks 
standing on end among the red-hot stones are called ‘holders of the 
steamed flounders standing on edge on stones.” || The name of the 
red-hot | stones is “steaming-place for flounders standing on edge on 
stones.” When all | the cedar-sticks stand on edge on stones, the 
man takes the flounder- | basket and puts it down by the side of 
the steaming-place. He never | cuts the flounders to take out the 
intestines. He takes out one || flounder, and lays it flat on the 
cedar-sticks , so that it stands on its edge on the | 
hot stones. Kach flounder leans against one 
of the | cedar- sticks. When he has finished, it is 
in this way: | When he has put them all on, 
he takes the old mats and | lays them down 
close to his steaming-place. When this has been done, || he 
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etmatyé k!wek!itseméq. Wa, gil‘mésé ‘witla xdselg‘intsa Swapé 
lax ‘wadzeqayayaasasaséxs laé Ax‘édxa xdkwé k!watxtawa k°!és 
Alarm LesLEkwa qa‘s ‘meEns‘idésa ‘nemp!enk’é laxens q!waq!wax’- 
ts!ana‘yé, hé*misa moddEné ésEgiwatyaséxs laé k-oqodeq. Wa, 
hé*mis la ‘meEnyayoséxa wadkwe k!wafxLawaxs laé hanat k-Ok-oxs‘a- 
laxa q !enrmé hésta Awasgem xok" k!watxtawa. Wai, g“il‘mésé k-dtaq 
larm hélalaxs laé q!wagaalddalas laxa xix ixsemala t!ésema g'a 
gwilég'a (fig.), yixs ‘nalfnemp!enk'aé laxens q!waq!wax'ts!a- 
nafyaqé Awalagilaasas laxés gilddlasé Le‘wis ts!égolasé. Wi, 
hérm Légades k:!6t !aasdemasa ‘neg ikwé paésa k!waxLawe q !waaak" 
Jaxa xiIx‘ixsemala t!ésema. Wa. hé'mis Légadéda x ‘ix‘ixsemala 
tlésemas ‘nex’demaxa k-!ot!aakwé paésa. Wa, gilfmésé ‘witla la 
q!waaakwa k!waxitawaxs laéda begwanremé Ax‘édxa payats!é 
lexafya qa‘s li k-!ogimolisas laxés ‘neg‘astaq. Wiis, laem héwiixa 
tlox"widxa paésé qa lawiiyés ts!enéxas. Wa, la dolts!odxa ‘nemé 
paés qa‘s paxendés laxa k!wa‘xLawe qa k‘!otaléséxs laé axa laxa 
ts!Elqwa t!ésema. Wa, lii ‘nal*‘nema paésé laxa ‘nal‘nemts!aqé 
klwatxtawa. Wa, gilfmésé gwalexs laé gra gwilég'a (fig.). 
Wa, gilfmésé ‘wilg'aalaxs Jae ax‘édxa k'lak!ek-!obana qa‘s li 
Lep!elselas lax mag inwalisasés ‘nEk‘asoLé. Wa, gilf'mésé gwa- 
fexs laé Ax‘édxa wewap!emts!ila nagats!i qa‘s  tsadzeLeyindés 
