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beyond the upper end of the back-rest towards the back of the head 
of the | child, and the child les on its back | on it. | 
She takes some more well-spun mountain-goat wool for the cover 
of the | child. This is called “woolen cover.’’ Now, when || this is 
done, she takes the well-rubbed soft skin of the mountain-goat kid | 
and spreads it over the cover, namely, the cover-mat of mountain- 
goat kid. | After this has been done, she takes wool not spun, and | 
puts it in where the feet and the legs of the child will be, beginning at 
the | calf of the legs and down to the feet. This is called || ‘soft 
_ wool for the feet.’’ When this is done, she takes wool and | pats it 
between her hands to press it together thin. | Then she lays it on the 
soft cedar-bark, | where the back of the head of the child will be. 
This is called | ‘‘soft wool for the head.’ Then she takes well- 
rubbed || cedar-bark and pats it between her hands until it becomes 
rounded; and | she puts it down over the soft under-bedding at the 
back of the | child until it reaches down to the soft wool for the feet. 
It is called ‘put | under for passing water.’’ | 
Then she takes well-rubbed cedar-bark, || not very much, and pats 
it between her hands until it becomes thin; and | she folds it up 
until it is three finger-widths | wide and of the same length as the 
width of the | head of the cradle, just like a small pillow. She lifts 
gininemé yixa plalemé telxttne, Wii, la‘mé neLedzewé‘ya gina- 
nEmaq. 
Wii, laxaé ’x‘édxa ogti‘la‘maxat! aék !aak" yibekwa qa ‘nawidzésa 
ginineme. Wi, hépm tLégades plalem ‘nawidzé Wii, latmé 
gwala. Wi, la axtédxa hip!enafyasa qanéxé aék !aak" q!oyaak’. 
Wi, hépm Lepryésa p!alemé ‘nawidzé, yixa qanéxé ‘naktiye. 
Wa, gilfmésé gwatexs laé axtédxa plalemée k!és yibekwa qa‘s 
texédés lax katalaastas g‘og'Egtiy’sa g‘inanemé, giigitula lax 
Awabédzafyas lag'aa lax gog'Egtiyas. Wa, hérm Légadrs p!alem 
telxsidzé. Wa, gil*mésé gwalexs laé ixédxa p!alemé qa‘s aék:!é 
Laqi‘lilasés e‘eyasowe laq qa q!esmenkwés qa prEldzowés. Wii, 
gil‘emésé gwalexs laé paqryints laxa telxts!4 kadzekwa lax axa- 
faasLasa dwap!afyasa g'indneEmé. Wi, héem égades plalem tel- 
q!wap!e. Wi, gil*mése gwalexs laé ax‘édxa aék laakwé q!o°yaak" 
k-adzekwa qa‘s Laqi‘lilésés efeyasoweé laq qa kilx'semés. Wa, li 
pax‘its lax walalaasasa obatyasa telxts!4 lax ddzoxsda‘yasa g‘ina- 
nemé lag'aa lax telxsidzé. Wa, héem Légades k’!exsaak" k:!ak: !nl- 
gtiidzowé. 
~ Wa, gilfmésé gwatexs laé ix*édxa aék'!aak" q!o¢yaak" k-adzek¥ 
k!és q!enrma qa‘s Laqi‘lilésés efeyasowé laq qa peldzowe. Wiai, li 
q!anépi‘lalaq qa ytdux’denés laxens q!waq!wax'ts!ana‘yéx yix 
‘wadzosgemasas. Wi, la hérm ‘wasgemé ‘wadzEgrg aasasa xOmdza- 
sasa xaap!6 hé gwéx'stemé qrenolé Wa, li ‘wibendxa p!alem trl- 
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