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measured according to. the length of the box, and places it at the 
25 end of the one || that he tied on first; and he continues | doing 
so until he comes to the end of the crosspiece; and when he has 
filled it to the end, he takes the | other cedar-stick that had been 
measured for the other end (the width of the box), and he ties 
jt on with | cedar-bark; and when he has finished with his frame for 
red-hot stones on which cinquefoils are cooked, | it is in this way: 
30 He places it inside the bottom of the square box. || Then 
he takes up a medium-sized basket and goes into the 
woods to look for | dry fern-fronds. When he finds them, 
he pulls them out and puts them into his | basket. When 
it is full, he carries the | dry fern-fronds on his back into his | 
35 house, and puts them down next to the square box. || After he has 
done so, he takes a stout and Jong cedar-bark rope, | coils it up, 
and dips it into the water on the beach. | When the kinks are all out, 
he takes it back | ito the house and ties it around the square box, | 
40 the whole height of it, and as tightly as possible, || so that the box 
may not burst when they begin to put red-hot | stones into it, for 
very often the square boxes burst | when the host who gives a cinque- 
foil-root feast fails to put a rope around it. | After this has been done, 
they do the same as they do when they | build a fire in the middle 
45 of the house | for clover and put stones on it. || When (the stones) 
laxa menékwé qaéda g‘ildoliixs laé kadmnodzents laxa g‘ilxdé 
yilarelodayoséxs laaxat! yilfarelots. Wi, atmésé la hé gweéna- 
ktilas labendalaxa géba‘ye. Wa, g‘ilfmésé q!ilbaxs laé ax‘édxa 
menékwé k!wafxLawa qaéda dpsbatyé. Wa, laxaé yilarelots yisa 
denasé liq. Wii, @ilfmésé gwila tlak !até ‘neg idzoxa t!x"sdsaxs 
laé g-a gwiilég'a (fig.). Wa, la paq!exvents laxa k-!emyaxta. Wa, 
hé'mis 1a é@t!@d Ax‘étsd‘séda hélfa lexafya qa‘s li laxa a!é alix 
gvEmsa. Wi, gil'mésé q!aqéxs laé k!tlx-‘ideq qa‘s dzopts!alés laxés 
gagpmyaats!@ lexafya. Wi, gilfmésé kdt!laxs laé Ox~exidxés 
grmdzats!é Inxatya qa‘s li oxolt!alaq qa‘s li OxtaéLelaq laxés 
g-okwé qa‘s li oxiEg’alilaq lax mag‘inwalilasa k-!imyaxta. Wa, 
35 gilfmésé gwalexs laé ax‘e‘dxa Lekwe dEnsEm dEnEmaxa g‘ilt!a. 
Wa, lai qltelxwalaq qa‘s la hipstendeq lixa ‘wapasa L!Ema‘isé. 
Wi, gilfmésé ‘witlawé q!ek:l!elsiis laé xweélaqarm la q!Elxwalaq 
qa‘s li laét laxés g-okwe. Wa, héx‘ida‘mésé qEx’sEmts laxa k:!im- 
yaxLa qa hamelxsemayéséq laxés Alaénatye tek!italeda denEmé 
qa k'!ésés yimxséda k‘limyaxia qo lal k !ipts!4layoLa x 1x'EXxsE- 
mala t!ésem laq qaxs q!tinalaé yimxséda k:!imyaxLaxs q!emq!em- 
dzaakwélaé qmx’semdéda t!aqwélixa t!exsdsé. Wa, gilfmese 
ewala begwankmaxs laé dem neqEmg iltewex gwég ilasasa 1a laqo- 
lit. qaéda LEx'sEmé, LE‘wa t!ésemaxs laé ts!ats!Elq!wasE‘wa. Wa, 
45 gilfméséla ‘naxwa ‘mé‘meEnitseEmx“‘idéda t !@sEmaxs laé Ax*étsESweda 
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