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and when she wants to eat some more, she just takes the || cold 
shrunk blubber of the dorsal fin and eats it, for | it never gets tough. 
That is all about this. | 
Boiled Devil-Fish.— When! this is done, (the man) goes to catch 
devil-fish at | low tide; and when he finds the hole of a devil-fish, he 
puts the end | (for feeling) of the devil-fish spear, into the entrance of 
the hole; and when | he feels the body of the devil-fish, he pulls out 
the devil-fish harpoon, and he pushes || the thick end of the harpoon 
ynto the hole. When he | feels the hard part, he pushes. | For a 
short while he leaves the devil-fish harpoon alone until it stops 
moving, for | the devil-fish catcher watches the spear as it is moving 
about. | When it stops moving, he takes the spear and jerks it || out 
of the entrance of the devil-fish hole. Then the devil-fish | comes out 
on the end of the spear. | He pulls the spear out of the devil-fish, and 
strikes the devil-fish | on the rock; and when it turns white, he pulls 
out the entrails. These are called by the Indians “ phosphores- 
cence.’ | When he gets them off, he strikes it again on the rock to 
kill it entirely, || and to make it tender when it is eaten. Then | the 
hunter goes home, and puts down the devil-fish in the house. | Then 
he takes his kettle, pours water into it | until it is more than half 
full, and puts it on the fire of his house. | When the water is boiling 
géxaq. Wa, gil’mésé ét!éd q!ets!éxsdex*idexs laé f4em ax‘édxa 
‘wiida t!mmg‘ik" xtisé‘lak” Ligésa gwE‘yimeé qa‘s q!es‘édéq, qa‘s 
hewixaé p!és‘éda. Wi, larm gwal laxéq. 
Boiled Devil-Fish. —G-il'mésé'! gwalexs laé nésaxa trq!wiixs laé 
x‘ats!aésa. Wi, gil'mésé q!ax gdkwasa teq!wiixs laé ségéras p!é- 
waydba‘yasés nédzayowée lax t!ex‘ilisa tegwats!é. Wa, gil'mésé 
pléxfwaLelaxa teq!wixs laé xwél‘idxés nedzayowe qa‘s ségeLés 
LEX"ba‘yasés nédzayowé laxa t!ex‘ilisa tegwats!é. Wa, la p!eé- 
xwaxa plésa. Wa, gilfmésé p!extwarelaxa p!ésixs laé séx‘édeq. 
Wa, la yawas‘id bisés nédzayowe qa selt!édésa teq!wa qaxs 
doqttla‘maéda néts!énoxwaxés nédzayixs yalaé yawex‘ila. Wa, 
gilfmésé splt!édexs laé dak'!indxés nédzayowé qa‘s ddax-idé 
nex'wtilsaq lax t!ex‘iliisa tegwats!&. Wa, gaxtem aixba‘ya teq!wa 
lag. Wa, la tek odxa nédzayowe laxa teq!wa. Wa, li xtisxiits!o- 
dq laxa Awinak!wa. Wa, gil’mésé la ‘melx-‘idéda trq!wiixs laé 
lawayodex béxbék:!asxa yax'yigilas gwE‘yasa bak!timé béx-bék: !a. 
Wa, gilfmésé lawiixs laé ét!éd xtisxtits!@deq qa 4’lak-!alés In‘la. 
Wa, hé'mis qa telqwés qo lal textax‘widteq. Wa, héx‘ida‘mésé 
la ni‘nakweé néts!énoxwe laxés gokwa. Wa, li Ax‘alitasa teqa!wiixs 
laé héx‘idarm ix‘édxa hainx‘Lanoweé qa‘s giixts!ddésa ‘wapeée laq 
qa ék-lotdzafyés. Wii, li hainxLents lax legwilasés gokwe. Wa, 
gilfmésé medelx‘widé ‘wabrts!awaséxs laé gasxig‘ilitaxa trq!wa 
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