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21 places them on top. | When all the stones are on, he lights the fire 
underneath; | and when it blazes up, he sends some men of his | 
numaym to go and call thepeople. The messenger goes immediately | 
to call them; and as soon as he arrives at the door of the house of 
25 those whom he is to call, || he says, “I call you to come and eat the 
clover-root,” | naming the man who sends the invitation. He con- 
tinues | saying these words, going to the end of the village; and 
the one who gives the | clover-feast takes out the clover-baskets and 
puts them down | at the left-hand side of the door of the house; and 
30 he || takes a large steaming-box and places it in front of the | fire in 
the middle of the house, together with two long fire-tongs. | He also 
takes two large buckets, | a large cedar-withe basket, and old mats, 
and he sends | a second time the man who went first to invite. As 
soon as he goes, || he sends another man of hisnumaym to | get fresh 
water in the two large buckets, which is to be poured over the | 
clover when it is put on the red-hot stones. | As soon as the man who 
went to draw water comes back, he puts it down by the side of the | 
steaming-box. Now the guests who are going to eat the clover come 
40 in. || They go to the rear of the house and sit down. When | they are 
all in, they eat first scorched dried salmon. | When they eat the dried 
salmon, twomen of the | numaym of thehost take the tongs and | stand 
iv) 
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21 laq. Wa, gil'mésé ‘wilknyintsa t!ésemaxs laé menaibodrq yisa 
giilta. Wii, gil'mésé xiqostaixs laé ‘yalaqas g-ayolée laxés ‘ne‘mé- 
moté qa lis xé‘lilax gdktlotas. Wi, héx‘ida‘mésé lida ‘yala- 
rmé qa Lélala. Wi, gilfmésé lagaa lax t!exilisés Lé‘lalasn- 
25 ‘waxs laé ‘nék-a: “1 é‘lalenLoL qa‘s lads Lex‘Lak'xa LEx’sEmé 
lax ..”’ (Mé@éx* Léx‘édex Légemasés Lé‘lalélté). Wai, la héx‘sizm 
waldemséxs labrisrlaaxa g'ox¥demsé. Wa, laréda Lek-élaraxa 
LEX’sEmé &xwtit!alitelaxa LéeLEg-ats!é L!aL!ebata qa‘s g'axé Axsto- 
litzlaq lax grmxotstalilas tlexilisés gokwe. Wa, laxae ét!éd 
30 Ax‘édxa ‘walasé q!d‘lats!a qa‘s hang-alités laxa dbéx-Lalalitasés 
laqawalilasés gdkwé. Wi, hé‘misa malts!aqe gvilsg-ilt!a k-!ipra- 
laa. Wa, hépmxaawis &x‘étsd‘séda maltsemé &wa nagEngats!i, 
hémisa ‘walasé lpxafya Letwa k:!ak'!ek!obané. Wa, la ‘yalaqa 
ét!éd qa lis étsé‘stéda lax'dé gil Lé‘lalelgisa. Wa, gilfmésé laxs 
35 laé ‘yalaqasa dgti‘lamaxat! g-ayol laxés ‘ne‘mémoté begwanrm qa 
lis tséx‘itsa maltspmé awa nagats!é lax ‘wESwap!Ema qa tsayimltsa 
Lekélis Lex’sEma qo lat lag-aalat laxa x‘ixixsemala t!ésema. 
Wa, gilfmése gaxa tsixdiixa ‘wetwip!emaxs laé hi‘ndlilas laxa 
q!o‘lats!é. Wai, gax'mé hogwirrléda LEx'Lax'Laxa LEX’sEmé. 
40 Wi, li hénaktilarm laxa ogwiwalilasa g:'dkwé qa‘s klis‘alile. Wai, 
g il'mésé ‘witlaétexs laé hérm gil hiamx“‘itsE‘wa ts!enkwé xa‘misa. 
Wi, gilfmésé xemsxas‘idexs laé ax‘édéda ma‘lokwé . g-a‘yol lax 
‘nemémotasa LEkélixa Lex'sEma a&x‘édxa k'!ipralaa qa‘s la 
