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68 outside of the| house. And the woman, the mother of the twins, says, 
“We shall not | observe the taboos. We are going to dress in our 
70 work-clothes in || the morning, and you shall come and beat rapid 
time when we go out of this | house in which the twins were born.” 
As soon as she ends her speech, | the man goes out, and repeats to his 
tribe what the | mother of the twins has said; and the man tells his | 
75 tribe to rise early, when daylight comes, and beat rapid time || for the 
parents of the twins, in front of the house in which the twins were 
born. Thus he says. | And when he ends his speech, the men all go 
home | to their houses. In the morning, when it gets day, | the men 
arise from their sleep, and | sit down outside of the house in which the 
80 twins were born; and when || they arrive, they take their batons 
and distribute them | one to each man; and when | each man has 
one, the one who spoke before, | when the tribe first sat down, goes 
into the house. He does not stay there a long time, before | he 
comes out of the door of the house in which the twins were born, and 
85 says, || “Now, beat time rapidly!’’? And when he says so, all | the 
men beat time rapidly on boards. First the | father of the twins 
comes out, and he has hanging on his back the wedge-bag in which are 
his wedges | and his stone hammer. In his right hand he carries | 
68 gokwe. Wai, li ‘neékéda yikwilé ts!edaqa: ‘K:!ésélg-anusx" 
‘nemalat aékilal. Estmaé@tanutx" q!walenx"ttsenu’x” éeaxElayax 
70 gailata qafs gaxlagitos Lex‘tlts!odel gaxenu’x" laxwa 
yikwitlats!@x g‘Okwa,”’ ‘nék'eq. Wa, g‘ilfmése q!ilbé waldemas 
laé lawelséda begwanrmé qa‘s lé ts!ek*!atelas waldemasa yikwilé 
ts!mdiq laxés gokiloté. Wi, hé:mis waldemsa brgwanEmaxés 
g oktloté qa ‘witles gag'ost& qo ‘nax'idLo, qa‘s g'axlag'il Lexewel- 
75 saxa yikwile hiyasek-fla laxés yikwi‘lats!@ gokwa, ‘nék-é. Wa, 
laem q!tlbé watdemas laxéq. Wa, héx-‘ida‘mésé la nii‘nakweda 
fnaxwa béebrgwanrm laxés gig okwe. Wa, gilfmésé ‘na‘nakilaxa 
gaalixs laé ‘witla Lax‘widéda mexax'dé bébregwainrma qa‘s lia 
ktisels lax L!asana‘yasa yikwi‘lats!@ gokwa. Wa, g'ilfmése ‘wil- 
80 garlsa laé x‘étse‘wéda t!ét!emyayowé qa‘s ts!ewanagemaéxa 
‘nalnemts!aqé laxa ‘nal‘nemokwé begwanema. Wa, g'ilfmésé 
q!watxoxtawéda bebregwanrmxs laé laééda yaq!ent!alax'dé brgwa- 
nemxs g’alaé k!tstelsé goktlotas. Wa, k!ést!@ giitaxs g-axaé 
gaxiwels lax t!exiliisa yikwiflats!@ gokwa. Wa, la ‘nék:a: 
85 “ Wéerva Lexedzodex,” ‘nék'rxs laé ‘nemax’tid Léexedzodéda ‘naxwii 
bebregwanEmxa paq!Rsé Lexedzowé sadkwa. Wii, hé'mé gvala- 
batya yikwilé begwanrma tégwék'Elaxés q!waats!iisés Lemlemg*ayo 
LOxs ‘mEx"ts!4és pelpelqé laq. Wii, laxaé dak !dlts!anasés hélk: !ol- 
tslanatye laxés seé‘wayowe. Wa, li dalasés gemxolts!ana‘yaxés 
