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is a girl, her name is Salmon-Head-Woman. After | they have been 
painted, they put red cedar-bark around the heads of the three 
children; and || then the man who has had twin-children before 
takes eight | tail-feathers of the eagle, and puts one over the middle 
of the forehead in the | red cedar-bark head-ring of Salmon-Head, 
and he puts one in the head-band behind; | he puts one over the 
forehead of the woman who acts as his wife, | and one behind. 
There are two on her. Then he does the same on his own head-band 
as he did with the woman || who acts as his wife. Then he asks for 
eagle-down; hen it has been given to him, he ! takes it and 
scatters it so, that the down is fine; and | after doing so, he puts it on 
Salmon-Head; and after | putting it on, he puts it on the younger 
brothers of Salmon-Head, the || two twins. And after he has put 
down on them | he puts down on the woman acting as his wife, and 
finally on himself. | After he has done so, he and the woman who acts 
as his wife arise, | and he calls Salmon-Head to stand between them. 
Then | the man who has had twin-children speaks, and says: || 
“Stand up, friends! and let us go out and | follow the rules of 
Salmon-Chief!’’ Thus he says. And all stand up. | They all have 
on the one side of the | cedar-bark head-rings a tail-feather of the 
eagle, | and four feathers are on the head-band of the || parents of 
‘lemé ging'inanema la Légadexits Héex't!éga. Wii, gil‘mésé gwal 
etimsaxs las naxwa qPXx' imtsa LlagEkwe laxés yudukwaée. Wi, la 
Axtédxa yikwilayag’olé brgwanrmxa malgu‘nalts!aqé@ ts!eltstelk-sa 
naxsdrfyasa kwékwé. Wai, la L!ag'EyOtsa ‘nemts!aqé lax neqéwa- 
eyas LilageEkumatyas Hex'tlatyé. Wa, li Llaap!entsa ‘nemts!agé 
laxaaq. Wi, li Llag'Eyotsa ‘nemts!agé lixés genembola. Wa, li 
Liaap!entsa malts!aqé laq. Wa, héemxaawisé gwiilé hisaqé la 
ewillaatsé geneEmbola. Wa, li dak-!alax qemxwiisa kwekwe, yixa 
yikwilayag: ‘Olé begwanrma. Wa, la ts!Aso°sa qemxwa. Grilfmésé 
dax'idqéxs laé k!tlk!ilpsilaq qa im‘imayastowésa qemxwa. Wai, 
gilsmésé gwaila, laé qemyx‘widex Hextlatye. Wa, giltmésé gwal 
qrmxwagqexs laé qemx‘widex ts!ats!atyis Hex'tlatyexa ma‘ lokwé 
yikwi‘lem wlav!et!eyadzatya. Wai, gilfmésé gwal qemxwaqéxs laé 
qrmx‘widxés genrEmbola. Wa, g’ élemase gwata laé q!alx'stem qem- 
x‘wida. Wi, g°ilfmésé gwala laé Lax‘ ‘ulit Letwis genembola. Wi, 
la Lélalax Héx‘tlafyé qa lis Latexwawéq. Wi, li yaq!rg'a‘téda 
yikwilayag’dlé begwanema. Wai, la ‘nék’a: 
“Wigit la q!wagilicex, ‘né‘nemok", qens lalag il hoqtiwilst qens 
nafnaxbaaméx waldemas miiesilii,”” ‘nex‘laéxs laé ‘nemax"‘id q!wa- 
gililéda ‘nixwa bébegwanrm la ‘naxwa LaLanilis qéqEex’eEmatye 
Liagex’xa ‘nal‘nemts!aqé ts!elts!elk'asa mnaxsdetyasa kwekweé. 
Wi, la maémots!aq ts!elts!elké q!waq!wanffyax qrex'Ema‘yé L!a- 
