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he puts them into his mouth | and eats them; and he washes the 
clean cryptochitons in | the dish; and after washing them, he || eats 
them. Some Indians call this ‘‘cryptochiton-eating;” | and when 
one has been eaten, they take another one | and clean it, as they did 
the first one, before; | and after it has been cleaned and washed, 
they | eat it; and the one who eats the chitons does this with every 
one of them; |! and as soon as he has finished, water is given to him 
He rinses | his mouth; and after rinsing his mouth, he drinks a | 
very little water; and after doing so, he sits still. | That is all about 
this. | 
Baked Cryptochiton.—The woman also takes | a small basket of 
cryptochitons. She takes a handful and throws them under her | 
fire, at the side-logs, scraping out some of the hot ashes. | When she 
throws the chitons into the ashes, she takes her || tongs and stirs the 
ashes about, so that they will be scattered, and she continues stirring 
them. | She does not leave them there a long time; and when they 
are burnt black, she | pulls them out with her tongs and puts them 
down by the side of the | fire. She takes her small dish and pours 
some water into it | until it is half full. Then she picks up the 
roasted cryptochitons and || puts them into the dish with water in it, 
and she stirs them round with her | hand; and when all the ashes are 
q!emdzrgwekilaxa Llax'stowé trlktixs laé ts!dq!iisa laxés semsé 
qa‘s himx-idéqg: Wa, la ts!ox'widxa sénkwé qlanasa laxa 
q!ensq!ayats!@ loq!wa. Wa, giil’‘mésé gwal ts!oxwaqgéxs laé 
himx‘ideq. Wi, li ‘nékéd'a waodkwé bak!itima q!rnsq!asédxa 
q!anasé. Wa, g-il’mésé ‘witlaqéxs laé ét!éd daxidxa ‘nemsgEmé 
qlanasa qa‘s @t!édé séexideq laxés galé gwégilasxés galé seéx‘a- 
seiwa. Wii, gilfmésé sénktixs laé ts!oxtwideq. Wi, laxaé 
q!ensq!as‘édeq. Wa, li ‘naxwarm hé gwegilaxs q!rnsq!asaé. 
Wii, gil'mésé gwalexs laé tséx“itsd’sa ‘wape. Wai, lai ts!eweér!e- 
xdda. Wii, gil’mésé gwal ts!eweL!pxodmxs laé xaL!ex‘id nax*éd- 
xa holatbidatwé ‘wapé. Wa, gil'mésé gwalexs laé arm kiiis‘Alila. 
Wi, lanm gwal laxéq. ; 
Baked Cryptochiton.—T's!é@dznk" q!anas, yixs hé‘maé ix‘edéda ts!K- 
daqaxaq!anasés lalaxamé. Wa, lii k:!olts!odmq qa‘s k !aabdlisés laxés 
Ingwilé laxa kak bdenwa‘yas yixs laé golx aakwéda ts !elqwa gtina‘ya. 
Wa, g ilfmésé Jak !agvilisa q!anasé axa giinafyaxs laé Ax*édxés ts !és- 
Lala qa‘s golililéq qa gwelidés. Wia,lahémentrm golgElgéq. Wii, 
k-lést!a Alarm gaésexs laé k!wék!tmelsgemx‘fida. Wii, Atmésé 
golxsentsés tslésrila liq qa g-axés k!analés lax mag‘inwalisasés 
Ingwile. Wa, la &x‘édxés lalogtimé qa‘s giixts!odésa ‘wapé laq. 
Wii, la negoyoxsdalaxs laé k-lag-ilitxa ts!édzekwé q!anasa qa‘s 
li k'fastents laxa ‘wabrts!4wasa loq!wa. Wa, li xwételgentsés 
afyasowe lag. Wii, g-ilfmésé ‘wilfiwe gwégtineésgema‘yasexs laé 
