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11 Then she unties the string of the clover-basket, so that it 
comes off | and that she can take out the roots. She takes out the 
Gover and puts it | ito the small dish; and when she thinks it is 
enough to go into the kettle, | she pours some water into it and she 
15 washes off the sand. || When all the sand is off, she places (the clover- 
roots) on top of the | cedar-sticks in the bottom of the small kettle. 
She does not press them down, | for she wishes (them) to le loosely 
inside of the kettle, so that | the steam can pass through easily. 
When (the kettle) is full, she takes soft cedar-bark, | dips it into 
20 water, and covers the roots with it. || After she has tucked it in all 
round the small kettle, she pours a little | water all round the cover- 
ing, perhaps half a teacupful, | which forms the liquid of the clover. 
Then she puts (the kettle) on the fire. | She does not let it boil long, 
before she takes it off of the fire of her house, | and leaves it on the 
floor while it is getting done,—while it is staying there and the steam 
is passing through it. || As soon as it stops steaming, the woman takes 
off | the top covering. She takes her small dish and puts it down by 
the side | of the clover-kettle. She takes her tongs, and with them 
she takes out the | boiled clover and puts it into the small dish. | 
30 When it is all in the dish, she takes her oil-dish and puts some || oil 
into it. Then she calls her husband and her children to | come and sit 
down; and when they sit down, she puts before them the | whole 
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maktyatyas. Wa la tx‘wtilts!odxa LEx’semé qa‘s li texts!ots 
laxa lalogtimé. Wa, gilfmésé k-dtaq lamm hélats!4 lixa ha‘nr- 
maxs laé gtiq!eqasa ‘wapé laq qa‘s ts!oxaléxa ég‘isé laq. Wi, 
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qaxs ‘nékaé qa hasdéxwalés lax ots!Awasa hatnemé qa lalaqésa 
k !atela. Wa, gilfmésé qot!axs laé Ax‘édxa q!oyaakwé kudzekwa 
qa’s tlak‘nyindéséxs laé hipstaak® laxa ‘wape. Wa, g ilfmésé 
20 gwat dzdpi‘lilax awe‘stiisa ha‘nemaxs laé xaL!ex-‘id giixsé‘stalasa 
‘wapé laxa Awé‘stiisa tlak-nyatyé wiilaanawisé Lo‘ nrgoyala déda- 
gaats!@ ‘wapalisa Lex’seEmaxs laé hinxLano laxa Ingwila. Wai, 
li k-les gég-ilit mrdelqtilaxs laé hanx'sand laxa Ingwilasés g-‘dkwé. 
Wi, afmésé la hicnéla qa hé'mis la L!obr‘naktilaydséxs laé ktinya- 
tasa k'!atpla. Wa, @il'mésé gwal k'!atwlaxs laéda ts!edagé ixddxa 
tlak-nyatyas. Wii, li ix‘édxés lilogiimé qa‘s ha‘nolilés laxés Lek-é- 
lats!@ hatneEma. Wa, li Ax‘édxés ts!ésiala qaés kliplédés laxa~ 
hinx'Laakwé Lex'spma qa‘s li klipts!alas laxa lalogtimé. Wa, 
gil'mésé ‘witlosmxs laé ax‘édxés ts!ebats!@ qa‘s k!tnxts!odésa 
Liéna laq. Wa, lawésré Le‘lalaxés latwinkmé Le‘wis sisemé qa 
eaxés klis‘alita. Wa, gilfmésé k!ts‘alitexs laé k-agemliltsa sEn- 
yenk:!mnalats!alixa hanxLaakwé LEx’srm lalogtim lax-da‘xwaq 
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