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The one whose after-birth has been eaten by the raven understands | 27 
this what I am talking about. There are only a few whose after- 
births have been eaten | by the raven. | 
EATING 
(He folds up the morsel, chews the end, and dips it into oil, and 1 
keeps on doing so while he is eating.) When he has nearly eaten all, 
he stops, for itis a bad sign | for a man to eat all that is given to him. | 
Pickinc HuckLeBERRIES 
As' soon as (the woman) has finished (picking the berries), she gets 
ready to | go and pick huckleberries when day comes, in the morn- 
ing; for || the ancient Indian said that it brmgs bad luck not to pick 5 
huckleberries at once into | a new basket when it has been finished. | 
Therefore the women immediately get ready to go | as soon as they 
finish the basket. | 
Customs RELATING TO SEALING 
When the flippers (of the seal) have been singed, (the man) strikes 
off with his | tongs the singed hair, so that it comes off in pieces, for 10 
the hunters do not | allow any one to scrape off the singed hair. It 
yilxwa gwa‘wina_--When a raven holds with its beak the end of a 26 
branch and hangs down, it means that a man’s 
head will be cut off in war. 
Wi, histarem ayddzEltsa maénokwas himx“itsESwasa gwa‘wi- 27 
néexg‘in lak’ gwagweéx's‘alasa. Wa, lak: holala hi*maakwas maéné 
yisa gwa‘wina. 
EATING 
Wa, gil’mése elaiq ‘wi‘laxs laé gwala qaxs armsaéda ‘wi‘liixa 1 
hagvila‘yaxs ‘wi‘lase‘waé yisa ha‘mapé. 
Pickinc HucKLEBERRIES 
Wi,! gil’mesé gwitamasqéxs laé héx‘idazm xwanal‘ida qa‘s la- 
lag it k-!ital lixa k liladaxa gwademé, qo ‘nax‘idElxa gaala, qaxs 
‘nékaéda gale bak!tiimaqéxs aEmsaax k’!ésaé héx‘‘idamm Ja k:!it 5 
ts!dtsE'wa aldmasé k:Silats!é lmxixs g alaé gwalamatso‘sa Kk !tléx-diixa 
gwademe. Wa, hé‘mis lag-ilasa ts!edaq@ héxidazkm xwanatidexs 
g’alaé gwalés k-lilats!egilatyé lpxa‘ya.’? 
Customs RELATING TO SEALING 
Wa,’ gil'mésé ‘wifla ts!enkwé gelq!ayixs laé kwéxeEltsEmésa 
tslésnala laxa la ts!enkwa qa lawiilésa ts!ax‘moté qaxs k:!ésaé 10 
hétq !aléda és‘nlewinoxwe k-éxflaxa ts!ax'moté, aLa‘laé bomé‘stala- 
1 Continued from p. 140, line 16. 2Continued on p. 209, line 3. %Continued from p. 452, line 24. 
