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they stop. They leave them there | a whole day and a whole night, 
soaking the salal-berry cakes, for | the chief is going to give a feast 
to many tribes. In the morning, when day comes, | they bring into 
his house the house-dishes and || the small dishes and the spoons. 
They also | bring dead cedar-wood. Now it is already piled up 
crosswise in the middle | of the house. When everything is in 
readiness, they take a rest; | and in the evening the chief calls his 
numaym | to a meeting. When they are all in, the chief tells them 
to take care || and to be ready to help him. if some of the guests 
should try to put the fire out, and he tells his numaym what he is 
planning to do. | He calls the names of those who are to speak | 
when the house-dishes are being handled, and who are to speak for the 
small canoe which is to be a feasting-dish. | Then he asks the song- 
leader to sing ||a feasting-song. Then the song-leader sings | the 
song which he kept to himself. Now they learn the song; | and when 
his assistants can sing the tune of the song, | then (the men) put the 
words into it, whatever they wish to say, | and whatever they heard || 
the rival chief say against the chief who is going to give the great 
feast. When | they can sing this song, the chief sends the young 
men | the night (before the feast) to call the tribes, when it is secular 
season. | Immediately the young men go and | call the names of all 
gwaélxa ‘nila LESwa ‘nemxsa ginota pex"stalitéda t!eqa, qaxs leSmaé 
khwélasia ¢ gigima*y yas laxa q!énemé lélqwilanéxa lita ‘naix“idetxa 
gaala. Wi, amise “‘naxwamm gax gwaxgiiliteda teloqtlilé Letwa 
pelogtime LESwa kak'rts!enagé lax gokwas. Wa, hé‘misa_ L!é- 
dzekwé leqwa. LarEmxaé gwalala gég-ustalakwa ee diwagawali- 
tasa gokwé. Wi, gil'mésé@ ‘naxwa gwax-giilitexs laé x‘ds‘id ‘witla. 
Wi, gil‘mésé dzaq wis laé Létts!odéda gigima‘yaxés ‘ne‘mémote, 
qa gaxés ‘wiflaérela. Wa, gil'més@ ‘witlaérexs laé hafya!oléda 
gigimafyaq, qa ‘naxwa‘més gwalala, qa‘s gox‘widélaxeq, qo k:Iil- 
xasolaxsés Lélinemié. Wi, larm néx‘‘alitelas gwiilaasasés na- 
qatyé lixés ‘ur:mémoté. Wa, la‘mé Lée_eqrlaxa yaq!ent!alita 
qaéda teloqtlite. Wa, hé*mis yaq!ent!alara qaéda leloqiililé xwa- 
xtixwagtma. Wii, hé‘mis 1a hélatséxa nagadé, qa denx‘édésés 
men‘la‘layé k!wéla‘yala q!emdrma. Wi, héx‘ida‘mésé denx‘é- 
déda nigadiisés q!emdemg‘ilts!ala. Wa, la‘mé q!mmdéla. Wai, 
gilfmésé qléda ‘naxwa  klwek!wandreméx fyasa  q!emde- 
maxs laé ‘naxwa‘ma béebrgwanrmé qayasEntsés ‘nénk: !éga‘yé 
qa‘s la waldemk'!indayOxa q!mmdremé, Le‘wis witrelé wabt 
dems apsék'!esasa ‘walasté k!wélasa gigima‘yé. Wi, g‘il‘mésé 
q!axa q!emdmmaxs laé ‘yalaqéda g‘igima‘yasa ha&* vila, qa lis 
Lélelk!iisaxa la ganura laxa ‘naxwa lélqwilana‘ya ligqéxs baxtisaé. 
Wii, héx-ida‘mésé lida q!émfla hi‘yala, qats li ¢watwilxtewa 
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