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but | they cut off the intestines at the anal fin of salmon caught with 
a hook, for, if the intestines were broken off | from those caught 
with a hook, then the | fish-line of him who does so would always 
break. Therefore the woman takes care || in breaking it off. That 
is the end. | 
Silver-Salmon.—Kyes and salmon-heads roasted | together with 
backbone and tail, in this manner: | 
When they go trolling for silver- ~ salmon, and when they 
first go out to | sea, as soon as a man has caught four 
silver-salmon, || his wife goes down to meet him when he 
arrives at the beach of his | house. When she first sees 
what was caught by her husband, | she prays to the silver- 
salmon; and after she has prayed, | she picks up with her 
fingers the four silver-salmon and goes up with them and puts them 
down | on the beach in front of the house. Then she takes her fish- 
knife and || cuts the four silver-salmon; the head | and the tail are 
left on the backbone. Then she takes the | roasting-tongs and puts 
them up on the beach, where she is sitting. Then she takes | what 
she is going to roast and puts the salmon-tail and the backbone in | 
between the roasting-tongs. Then she pushes it down, so that || the 
ends of the tongs reach to the eyes | of the salmon-head. After she 
‘mésexs &La’lase‘wae ts!é’wagafyasa sEg‘iné’té. Wii, lara t!0’sa- 
layrwe ts!é’wagafyasa dd’gwinété qaxs g‘i/lfmaarl &L0’yEwe ts!é’- 
wagatyasa do’ewinétaxs la’é hémenalarm Eve’ dd/gwayfsa ya’ne- 
miixa hé gwe’x“itsE‘wa. Wii, hé’‘mis la’g-ilaséda ts!eda’gé aé’k-ila 
ELA’lag. Wii, lab’m g:wi’la. . 
Silver-Salmon.— XéxeExstowa’k"xa_ L!0’bekwé hé’x't!e ‘na’*nem- 
plengila LE‘wa xa’kladzO LEfwa ts!a’snafyég'a gwii'lég’a (fig.). 
Wii, hé’*maaxs la’é do/kwasr‘wa dza‘wti'naxs g'i/lg‘aaLa‘yalaé li’xa 
ad/waké. Wii, gi’l’mésé ‘ya’neméda begwanrkmaxa m06’we dza- 
‘wiina, laé genemas 1Ja’lalaqéxs g'alaé ga’xfalisa lixa L!ema‘isasés 
go/kwe. Wii, gi/l'mésé do’x*warelax ‘ya’nemasés 1a’*witnEmaxs 
la’é ts!n’Iwaqaxa dzafwt’ne. Wi, gi’l‘mésé gwal ts!n/lwaqaxs la’é 
gasx'ixidxa mowé dza‘wtina qa‘s 1é 16’sdésrlas qafs lé k !ix‘a’li- 
sElaq lax L!ema‘isasés g°6’/kwé. Wii, la &x‘é’dxés xwa/Layowe qa‘s 
le xwa’lidxa mod’we dza‘wi’na. Wii, lan’m a&xi’léda hé’x't!la‘tyé 
LE‘wa ts!a’snafyé laxa xi’k*!ladzowé. Wii, la‘mésé 4x‘é’dxa L!0’p- 
sayowé qa‘s La’galiséq la’xés k!waé’dzasé. Wii, la‘mé’sé ax‘e’d- 
xés L!0’pasoLé qa‘s Axo’dés ts!a’snafyas Lefwa xa’k*!adzoweé lax 
iwa’gawafyasa L!0’psayowe. Wii, la we’qwaxodts qa lés L!éL!n’n- 
qalé 6/bafyas ‘wa’x‘sandts!exstatyasa L!0’psayowé la gégrtya’ge- 
sasa hé’x'tlatyasa dza‘wti’ne. Wii, g‘i’l‘mésé gwa’texs la’é q !ap!e’- 
