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7 Then she takes her fire-tongs and | pokes the chitons in the water; 
and as soon as the skin comes off, | they are done. Then she takes 
the kettle off of the fire. | She takes a large dish and dips up with 
a spoon || the chitons in the water, and she puts them into the dish. 
She does not | put the liquid into the dish also. As soon as the dish 
is full, | the woman pours fresh water on the chitons in the dish, | 
and she puts it down before the guests of her husband. | They eat at 
15 once with their hands. || They peel off the shells on the back, and they 
throw them into the | dish, with the guts. As soon as they finish 
eating the chitons, they | wash their hands in the water of their food; 
and | after they have eaten, those who have eaten chitons go out. | 
Large Chiton (Getting large chiton).—When a man wants to eat || 
20 chitons, he launches his | small canoe at low water, and he goes to a 
place where he knows there are many chitons. | When he arrives 
there, he puts the stern of his chiton-catching | canoe ashore and 
gets off. He picks up chitons which | lie on the stony beach, and 
25 he throws them into his small chiton-catching canoe. || When he has 
many, he launches | his chiton-catching canoe, goes aboard, and he | 
paddles back. He picks up driftwood where there is much of it, 
and | he puts it into his chiton-catching canoe. As soon as it is | 
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dzek'rlga’yés la’xés q!e’nséla. Wa, gii’*mésé qtis‘é’dés L!étsE- 
7 ma‘yé, wii, lan’m L!dpa laxé’q. Wii, hé’x-tida‘mésé hi/nx’s‘rndEq. 
Wii, la ax‘é’dxa ‘wa’lasé 160’q!wa qa‘’s xeld’Itsddésa k-ats!ena’qé 
la’xés q!n’/nséla qa‘s Jé xelts!4’las la’xa t6’q!wé. Wi, laz’m k:!és 
10 O’gwagqa 1é ‘wa’paliis la’xa 10’q!wa. Wa, g‘i’/lfmésé qd’t!éda 16’- 
q!wiixs la’éda ts!nda’qé gt’q!mqasa a’/Ita ‘wa’pé 1a’xa la tex"ts!4/la 
q!ana’sa. Wa, lé k-ax'dzamo’lilas lax Lé’‘lanrmasés 1a/*wiinrmé. 
Wa, hé’x*‘ida‘mésé xa’max'ts!€’naxs la’é da’x‘‘idxés hi&‘ma/*ye. 
Wa, lan’m séx°A’lax xn/Idzég-afyas. Wa, la ts!exts!4’las 1a’xa 
15 10’q!wé Lefwés ts!nyi’mé. Wa, gi/lfmésé gwal q!n’nsq!asExs la’é 
hé’em ts!e/nts!enx‘widédé ‘wapa’lisés hitma’‘yé. Wa, g-i’l'mésé 
gwa'texs la’é ho’qtiwelséda q!n’nsq !asé. 
Large Chiton (K‘!ak-!rnot!’axa k-!rnoté). —Hé*maaxs hifma- 
éxsdaéda begwankrmaxa k'!mndté. Wa, a*misé witx"stmEndxés xwa- 
20 xwagtimaxa 1a x‘ats!aésa qa‘s li Jaxés qlale q!eqliidxa k-!enoté. 
Wa, gil‘mésé lig'aa laqéxs laé aLaxtax‘‘idxés k-!ak-!ent!aats!é 
xwaxwagtima qa’s loltawé. Wa, li menx‘idxa k-!Endtaxs qEp- 
qep!aé laxa t!édzek!wa qa‘s ts!mgexsplés laxés k-!ak-!ent!aats!é 
xwaxwagtima. Wa, gil'mésé q!eyorexs laé héx‘idarm la witx"s- 
trndxés k‘!ak-!mnt!aats!é xwaxwagtima qa‘slaxséq. Wéa, g°axé seéx- 
‘wida qa‘s li inéxbalax q!éxala laxa q!nyaasasa q!éxalé. Wa, la 
moxsElas laxés k-!ak'!mnt!aats!€ xwaxwagtma. Wa, g-ilfmésé qo- 
t!laxs laé laxsa qa‘s séx*widé; larm lal ni‘nak" laxés g-Okwe. Wa, 
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