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voluit | uxormeautsecum luderem. Deinde eam rogavi, et | “Quan- 
do,” inquam, “menstruavisti?” sclebam enim eam tum menstruare. | 
‘“Menstruo,”’ inquit, “quattuor iam dies.” Deinde | statui cum ea 
illa nocte non coire. || Cum uxor mecum ludere conaretur, | iratum 
me simulavi. Deinde duas noctes dormi. | When the lizards had 
been on my waist four days, | I took a biscuit and chewed it, 
and I took the | lizard and cut off the fore-legs of the one, the 
male. || Then I put them in with what I had in my mouth and 
chewed them. When I | had done so, I put it (what I had 
chewed) down on the floor of the house, and [ again took a biscuit. | 
and bit off a piece; and I cut off the hind-feet | of the lizard and put 
them in with what I was chewing. When | I had finished, I bit off 
again a piece of biscuit; and I cut off |! the fore-feet of the female 
lizard, and I chewed them with the biscuit, | and I put (what I had 
chewed) down on the floor of the house. Then I bit off another 
piece of | biscuit, and I cut off the hind-feet of the lizard and | put 
them in with the biscuit I was chewing. Now there were therefore | 
four piles of chewed biscuit on the floor. || 
Then I called my wife to come to the place where I was sitting. | 
She came at once. I put my arm around her, and I gave her | one 
of the pieces of biscuit. I told her to eat it. | She ate at once the 
lasé Axa’la la’xpn qpena’se. Wii, hé’x‘ida‘mésen gEnE/mé ‘néx’ 
qenuex" ama’lox¢widée. Wa, len wtita’q; wii, len ‘né’k-a: “ We’- 
laqwas @’xenté,”’ qa‘xgin q!&’LEla‘még'aqéxs @’xEntaé. Wa, la 
'né’k'Exs la’é mo’p!enxwa‘sa ‘na/lis la é’xenta. Wa, len 1a- 
k!wé’masa’masxEn na’qa‘yé qen k !é’sé nexwa’lax“id LE‘wé’xa ga/- 
nue. Wi, wa’x*mésen gene’mé ak/miq !En‘wa g’a’xen; 4/mésEn 
ti’wisbolaq. Wi, hé’t!en la ma‘tp!e/nxwa‘s hé’la mé’xé. Wai, 
lak’/m m0’p!enxwa‘sé ‘ni’liisa gwa’lasé axa/la la’xg'in qena’sik:; 
wi, len &x'@/dxa bi’sg@ité qun ma/léx¢widéq. Wa, lmn Ax‘é’dxa 
gwa’lasé qen t!6’sddéx e‘e’‘yasf’sa ‘ne’méxa wi’sEmé. Wi, len 
a’x*mqas la’xen la hi’/msermésefwa qen mi‘léx‘widéq. Wa, len 
gwat ma/lékwaq; wii, len &x‘a’lilaq. Wa, len 6’t!éd &x*é’dxa_ bi’s- 
gite qen é’t!lédé qr’mx‘wid lag. Wi, len t!0’sddex g’d’g-Egi- 
‘yasa gwa’lasé qmn a’x‘Eqés la’xen 1a ma’lékwase*wa. Wai, 1a’xae 
ewa'la; wii, len é’t!ed q!e’mx‘widxa bi’s@ ite. Wa, la’xamn t!0’sd- 
dex efefyasi’sa ts!eda’qé gwa’lasa qen ma‘léx?widéq LE‘wa. bi’s- 
gite. Wa, len e’t!éd ax‘a’litaq. Wa, len é’t!léd q!n’mx‘widxa 
bi’s@ité. Wii, laxarn t!0’sodex g’0’g'Egu‘yasa gwa’lasé qeEn a’x‘E- 
qés la’xen la ma‘lekwasr‘wa bi’sg‘ita. Wa, lan’m ‘wi’‘la. Larm 
modsgEma ‘mex’mEgwi'té ma’lég' ek" bi’sgita. 
Wii, len 1élalaxen gene’mé qa ga’xés la’xen k!waé/lasé. 
Wii, hé’x*‘ida‘mésé g'i’/xa. Wa, len k‘!ip!exo’deq. Wa, len ts!A’sa 
‘ne’/msgemé liq. Wi, len‘ne’ka: ‘Hamx*‘i/dasxwa bisgité’x.’ 
Wi, hé’x‘ida‘mésé ‘wi‘la hamx-‘i’dqéxs mo’sgemae. Wa, len Lél- 
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