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twitches, | he knows that one of his children will die, | if he has many 
children. First, his arms twitch, || because he carries his child 45 
[there]; and afterwards his chest twitches, | for that is the place that 
his child lies when he carries it about; | afterwards the upper lip [of 
his mouth] twitches, for | tears run down when he cries; and then 
his | stomach twitches, for it heaves when he cries. Then he knows || 
by this that his child is going to die. | 50 
Twitching of the Eyelids —When the eyelids! of a man | twitch, he 
knows that it is going to rain that day, for his eye is twitching, | 
and that is the place where the rain-water [when it rains] runs down. | 
Twitching of the Small of the Back.—When the small || of the back 55 
(the part with which the hunter sits in the canoe) twitches, he knows 
there will be fine’weather that | day. There will be no wind, and he 
will sit for a long time in his | little hunter’s canoe paddling about. | 
Twitching of the Under-lip.—When the under-lip * of a | sea hunter 
twitches, he knows that he will eat all kinds of meat, for || the place 60 
where the fat of the meat goes down is twitching. 
Twitching of Feet.—When the toes of the feet | of a man twitch, 
then a visitor will come, | for he will soon go to meet a visitor. | 
Twitching of the Neck.—When the neck of a man twitches, || he 65 
knows that his head will be cut off in war. | 
nafyasa bEgwa/npmé; wi, la q!a’laxs tn’‘IndkwéLés sa’sEmé, 43 
yixs q!é/neEmaé sa’semas. Wii, hé’em gil met!é’dé o’x"sifya’- 
plafyas qaxs q!etpla’axés xiind/kwe. Wii, la nexwii’g'i met!é’dé 45 
oba’‘yas, qaxs hé’*maé kila’laats xiind’kwaséxs q!etela’aq. Wai, la 
nexwi’eixs la’é é’tléd meut!e’dé 6’k:!odmxsta‘yas sE’/msas, qaxs 
hé’*maé wa’xaatsa gwa’‘sdixs la’é q!wa’sa. Wa, la é’t!éd mx- 
t!é/dé tek:!a’s, qaxs qE/mieElaaxs q!wa’saé. Wi, lan’m q!&’LE- 
laqéxs tm‘lé’Lés xund’kweé 1a’xéq. 50 
Mrdeé'g-attd.—_Wii, hé/*maaxs meta’é é/*wig-alta*yasa bEgwa’- 
nEmé, la q!a’laqéxs yo’gwiLEns ‘na’lax, qaxs mEta’é é/*wig-alta‘yé, 
qaxs hé/*maé waa’tsa yo’gimésaxs la’é yo’gwa. 
Met!«'tsd 1o® k!we'k!waxsk:lim.—Wa, hé/'maaxs meEta’é k!we’- 
k!waxsk'!ima’sa 4l@’winoxwé; wi, larn’m q!a’lagéxs aé’g-iséta 55 
‘na’la. K-lei’séré ya’lar. Wiis, lat géxs k!wa’xsalal la’xés ale’- 
wats!é xwa’xwagtima la’xés sé/'wina‘yé. 
Metlexta’sx'd.—Wi, hé/'maaxs meEta’é benk:!0’dexsti’sa &lé’- 
winoxwé; wi, lan’m q!a’laxs q!Esé’Laxa q!é’q!ats!o’masé, qaxs 
mEta’é wa’xa‘lasas tsH/nxwa‘yasa q!é’q!ats!0’mase. 60 
Mertr'max'sés.—Wi, hé’*maaxs meta’é 6’gtimx'sidzatyas g*0’g'o- 
gifyasa begwa/’nemé; wii, lar’m q!arelaqéxs ba’gtinséLé g°a’x‘a- 
lista, qaxs 4’/ItsEmésE‘waéda ba’gtinsé. 
Met!x6!.—Wi, hé’*maaxs meEta’é oxé’wa‘yasa bregwa’nEmeé; wii, 
lab’m q!a’laxs q!&’x“‘itsE*wéLasa wi/naLa. 65 
1 According to others, the upper eyelids. 2 According to others, the middle line of the chin. 
