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38 more than an hour according to the watch, | she takes them from the 
fire. | Then they are boiled to pieces and they are cooked thoroughly. 
40 Then she takes her || long-handled ladle, and with it she takes out 
the boiled chitons and | pours them into the dishes. As soon as they 
are all in the dishes, | she puts them down in front of her guests. 
She takes the spoons and distributes | them; and when she has given 
one to each, | they begin to eat the boiled chiton and the liquid. || 
45 They try to eat with spoons all the boiled chiton. After | they have 
eaten it all, they drink very little water. Now, that is all about this. | 
Chitons are the food eaten by the poor people who can not | get 
the real good food. It is not often eaten by chiefs | and young men 
50 and young women. ‘The only time it is eaten || by chiefs and young 
men and young women is when they are | caught in bad weather and 
by strong winds, and when they have to stay out for a long time, or 
when their canoes | capsize. Then they get chitons and large chitons | 
and winkles, and also small mussels and large mussels. This and | 
various kinds of shell-fish are the food of those who are caught, and 
often this || saves their lives. That is all about this. | 
Raw and Roasted Sea-Eggs.—As‘ soon as (the spear) is finished, (the 
man) waits | until it gets calm at low tide; and when it is calm, at low 
tide in the | morning, he launches his sea-egg spearing-canoe, | and he 
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38 ‘naligé ‘wa'wasLalasas mapmdelqilaxs laé hinxsendEq laxés lngwi- 
te. Wa, larm xas‘ida. Wa, larm 4lak:!alalaL!opa. Wa, la ix‘edxa 
40 gilt!exLala tséxta qa‘s xiSlo‘stendéxa hinxLaakwé k-!Endta qa‘s 
lai tséts!4las laxa tonlq!we. Wa, gil'mésé ‘witlaxs laé k:ax'dzam6- 
litas laxés Lé‘lanemé. Wii, la ax‘édxa k-ak-nts!mnaqé qa‘s ts!nwa- 
naésés lag. Wéa, gil‘mésé ‘witla la Axndgwatsa k-ak-nts!mnaqaxs 
lax-da*xwaé ‘yds‘idxa hinx'Laakwe k-!mndt Lufwis ‘wapala. Was, 
45 lat‘mé ‘watwiflaa ‘ydsaxa hinx'Laakwé k‘!endta. Wa, g‘il‘mésé 
‘witlaxs laé nax‘idxa hdiatbidawé ‘wapa. Wéa, laweésta gwal laxéq. 
Hémm hémawiilasa wi'wosélagéda k-Enoté, yixa wayapotata 
latelaxa 4la‘mé hémawiila. Wa, la k'!és q!tmala hi‘miisa gigfgi- 
ma‘yé LE‘wa hityal'a LEewa Galostagasé ts!édaqa. Léx'arm hamx“i- 
50 daatsa g'ig‘igimafyaq Le‘wa hi‘yaliicq Le‘wa éalostagasaqéxs lala- 
wol'idaé laxa ‘yax’samé ‘nalix yanemaaxs g‘ayag‘ilisrlaé Loxs 
qepaé. Wa, hé'mis la ax‘édaatséxa ql!anasé Letwa k‘!enoté 
LE'wa gilayowé, LOfma laésé Le*wa xolé. Wa, hémem hémawilasa 
lalawolédé Lefwa tsléts!ek!wemasé. Wai, hérm q!tnala q!tla- 
maskEq. Wi, lazm gwat laxéq. 
Raw and Roasted Sea-Eggs.—Wii,! g:il'mésé gwatrxs laé ésrla 
qa k'limakiliséxa x-ats!aésé. Wa, g-il’mésée k-!imaqrlaxa x-4- 
tslaésaxa gaaliixs laé witx'stendxés mimaséq!waats!€Lé xwixwa- 
gitma. Wi, héfmesa maimaséq!wax’sEyasé sé‘wayo ix‘étsds LE‘wis 
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