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ladles they dip | the herring-spawn out of the kettle and put it mto 
the dishes. | As soon as (the dishes) are full, oil is taken and is 
poured | on the spawn in the dishes; and they only stop pouring on 
the oil | when the liquid of the spawn is covered with it. Then it is 
put before the || guests, and the guests at once eat it with spoons, for 
before this | spoons: are given to them. They do not drink water 
before it, | for they have eaten dried salmon; therefore they do not | 
drink. As soon as they finish eating herrmg-spawn, they | cool] 
themselves with fresh water. That is all.|| 
Half-Soaked Herring-Spawn.—They | do the same with the herring- 
spawn as I have told before. | Only this is different, that it is not 
left in the steaming-box for a long time, | and it is rubbed before the 
herring-spawn swells; || and when all the hemlock-leaves are taken out, 
the spawn is taken out | and made into balls large enough to fit into 
the hands | put together; and the reason why it is made round is, | 
that it is put into the dishes, and two balls are made for | each man. 
When there are eight || balls of herring-spawn put into each dish, | 
it is put before four men. Immediately | the guests take out each one 
ball of | herring-spawn, and they eat it; and after they have eaten it, 
the wife | of the host takes her spoons and puts them down on the | 
la’xa an/nté la’xa hi’nx-Lanowe qa‘s li tséts!4/las la’xa 10’Elq !we. 
Wai, gi/lfmésé qo’qitt !axs la’é &xe’tse‘wa L!ena qa*s k!tinqryi’nde 
la’xa tox"ts!4’/la ab/nta. Wa, a’lmise gwal k!t’nqasa 1L!énixs 
la’é tla’xidé ‘wa’paliisa an’nté. Wa, li k-ax‘dzamolé’lem la’xa 
kiwe'lé. Wi, la hé’x-‘ida‘ma k!we’lé ‘yo’s‘idqéxs ga’laé ts !4/*ya 
k-a’k-ets!enagé laq. Wa, lar’m k'!és na’naqalg‘ewalax ‘wa’pa 
qaxs la‘mé’x'dé hisma’pxa xama’sé. Wi, hé’*mis la’gilas k!és la 
na’xfida. Wa, gi/lfmésé gwal p’/nt!atxa an’ntaxs la’e k-0’xwa- 
xdtsa a’lta ‘wa’pa. Wa, lan’m gwa’ta. 
Half-Soaked Herring-Spawn (Dex‘da’x'xa an’nté).— Wa, hé’mmxaa 
gwe’gilaxa ab/ntés gwe’gilasaxa gi/Ix'den gwa’gwex's‘ala’sa. Wai, 
je’x-acmés O’giiqalayo’sexs k-!é’saé gé’stalila 1a’xa  q!0‘lats/iixs 
la’é wtis’e’tse'wa yixs k‘!é’s'maé éeL!ex’semx“‘idéda an/nté. Wi, 
gi/lmésée ‘wi'lawéda k:!a‘mo‘maxs la’e@ te’texsemdalaxa ap’nté 
qa lo’rlxsemés qa 4més hé’‘lala mtix"ts!owés la’xens efeyasa’xs 
go/xsEmésE'wae. Wai, hé’‘mis la’gilts la 1o’elxsemxs la’é mitx’- 
ts!a/layo la’xa 1o/q!we. Wa, la ‘maé’maltsemg:i‘lak" la’xa ‘na’t 
‘nEmo’/kwe be’bregwanrma. Wa, gi’lmésé ‘ma‘lgtinaltsema 10’Elx- 
skmé a’ent la xex"ts!o Ja’xa ‘na’lneméxta 10’Elq!wiixs la’é 
k‘ax'dzamo‘lé’/lem Ja’xa mo’kwe be’brgwanrma. Wa, hé’x~<ida- 
sméseda k!we/le da’gilts!odxa ‘nal*nk’msgEmé 1a’xa 16’Elxsemé 
ab/nta qaés hifmxi/deq, wi, gi/lmésé hitmxi/dexs la’éda genn/- 
masa klwé’lasé ix‘e/dxés k-a’k'rts!enaqé qa‘s la Axégents lax 
