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the | feasting-house. Others go to get large oil-boxes, | and put 
35 them down at the end of the fire, towards the door of the || house. 
Still others go to get long tongs, and put | them down. As soon as 
everything is ready, | the stones are white-hot, and the oil-boxes are 
filled | with water that has been carried in by others of the chief’s 
40 numaym.| When the guests come in, young men take the tongs || and 
take up the red-hot stones, and put them into the | water in the oil- 
boxes. When the water begins to boil, some of the | young men take 
large baskets and put the soaked | briskets and side-pieces into them. 
When | the baskets are full, they put them into the boiling water; 
45 and when || they are all in it, they put more red-hot stones | outside 
around the baskets. Then the water boils hard; | and after it has 
been boiling quite a while, it is done; they take | broad, short boards 
and put them down next to | the oil-boxes on the side towards the 
50 door of the house. || They take the baskets, one man lifting on each 
side, take them out of the oil-box, and | pour out the contents on the 
short boards. Some of the | young men go to get long roof-boards, 
which are laid down flat | infrontofthefeasters. They pull to pieces 
the cooked brisket, so that | there will be enough for all the feasters. 
55 As soon as they finish, the young men take || the pieces of brisket, 
33 k!wéladzats!é gdkwa. W4§, lida wadkwé Ax‘édxa Awawe k:!ék-!em- 
yaxLa qa‘s li ‘mexstolilnlas lax gwéna‘yasa lmgwilé laxa t!Ex‘flisa 
35 g-dkwe. Wa, lida waok" Sxédxa gilsgvilt!a klik: !epiala qa g-axés 
gwalit katk-ndila. Wa, gil'mésé ‘witla la gwixgililexs laé 
mémenitseméda t!ésemé. Wi, lamsmxaé narngoyoxsdaléda k:!e- 
k-lemyaxLixa ‘wapé tsinemsa waokwé lax ‘ne‘mémotas, wii, 
gilfmésé g-ax ‘witlaéta k!wélaxs laé Ax‘édéda hi‘yalixa k !ipralaa 
40 qa‘s k!ip!édés laxa x ix‘ixsemala t!éspma qa‘s li k-!ipstalas lax 
‘wibrts!awasa k'lik:limyaxta. Wa, oe fl'mésé medelx*wédexs laéda 
wadkwe ha‘yalfa ax‘édxa fwawe Jélexa qa‘s mots!Alésa t!élk® 
loq!tbino laq LE‘wa Gwanodzatyasa ‘mxE!xtowé. Wa, g il'mésé 
qot!axs laé k'!oxstrnts laxa marmdelqila ‘wapa. Wa, gil*mésé 
45 ‘witlastaxs laé ét!ed k‘lipstalayowa xiIx‘ExsEmala tléspm lax 
Awi‘stisa larlxatye. Wa, la‘mé Alak-!ala la mazmdelqiilé ‘wapas. 
Wa, hét!a la gégilit marmdelqilaxs laé L!opa. Wa, la &x‘étsE’wa 
‘wiwadzowé ts!ats!px"sema qa‘s g’axé pax‘alélem laxa mag ‘inwali- 
fasa k-lik‘!imyaxpa lixa gimalilé laxa tlex‘lisa gokwé. Wa, 
50 li didandtsrtwa lexa‘yé qa‘s k-!oxiistanowé laxa k !imyaxta qa‘s 
la gugedzodayuwé gits!A4waq laxa ts!ats!ex"samé. Wa, la ix‘édéda 
wadkwé hia‘yal‘axa g‘ildedzowé sadkwa qa‘s li pax‘alilas lax 
Liasalitasa k!wele. Wi, li klilk!ipsalasm*wa Lope toq!ibano qa 
hélts!xtowés lixa k!wélé. Wa, ge il‘’mésé gwalmxs laé ix‘édéda 
55 hityalixa klilk!ipsaakwé loq!tibana qa‘s li gédzddalas laxa 
