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the woman was doing- this. By and by he asked his mother, "In 

 which direction did my uncles go wlio went out by sea and never 

 came home?" 8he said to him, "They would go this way, little son," 

 He Avent in that direction with his bow and arrows, and came out 

 above the hole of a devilfish. As he was sitting there ready for 

 action he looked right down into it. Then he went back for the hln- 

 tayl'ci coat he had hidden. When he returned he threw a stone down 

 upon the devilfish. He put on the hln-tayi'ci coat in order to jump 

 into the midst of the devilfish's arms. Then he went right into them 

 very quickly. He moved l)ackward and forward inside of the devil- 

 fish's arms, and cut them all up into fine pieces with his side. By 

 and by he cut its color sac in the midst of its arms, and afterward he 

 swam out of the hole. He was floating outside, and he came ashore 

 and took off his coat. Then he put it on the stump, and ctime again to 

 his mother. The large tentacles floated up I)elow them. He had cut 

 them up into small pieces. It was that which had destroyed the 

 people. 



wuqoxo' sa Axka'k-hAs Le'lxax a'woqox." "We'de wuqoxo'awe 



going ? my uncles not ever came home." "This side when they would 



go on 



yi'tkll," yu'ayaosiqa. Aniya'deawe wugu't tcune't tin. Akina' dak 



little son," what s'he said to Toward it he went bow and with. On top out 



him. arrows 



uwagu't awA'q-qa'owulI nilq. Ki'ndaq!es!tu'nawe a lca'c' aq!is!tu't 



became the hole devilfish. When he was sitting ready then right into it 



for action 



aoLige'n. Aga' qox wudjixl'x yu'-aolisi'ni-kludA's! hintayl'ci kludA's!. 



he looked. For it back he went the coat he had hidden hintayi'ci coat, 



quickly 



5 Aqo'x wudagude'awe Le tA ade' daq awagi'q!. Aqli'ts cAntu'di 



Back to it when he went then stone there out he threw. Devilfish's into midst of 



arms 



kAx aodige'q! 3' u' hintayl'ci kludA's!. TcIuLe' aqli'ts cAntu' wudixl'x. 



to he put on the hintayi'ci coat. Then tentacles into he went 



" midst of quickly. 



Atudawc' yawaklu't Llade'n qa he'de yuna'q q!its CAntiTt. Tclaye' 



Inside he went backward and and here the devil- arms in.side of. Very 



forward fish's 



kMaya'Llawe ye akA'naxAc duwA'ntc. Wananl'sawe aqli'ts CA'ntu 



into short pieces so he cut it all up his side. At once its arms in midst of 



kaxwe'xe aka' ka'olixAc. Atca'gawe awAqa'owu nAx daq uwaqlA'q. 



color sac on it he cut. When he killed it, the hole from out he swam. 



10 AtlekAtawe' cwuiixa'c. XAk"ka' wugu't. Kax ke awuditl'. 



Outside of it he was floating. Ashore he came. From on up he took off 



his coat. 



Atguwunfi'x aytl'waxetc. Ts lu ts Ias duLa' xAut uwagu't. HAsduigaya't 



On the stump * he put it. Again only his to he came. Below then 



mother 



asoigu'q yuatLle'ge LlAnq!. Yek"dayti'L! yex yaoduLixA'c. Detcia' 



floated the tentacles large. Into short pieces like he cut it up. That indeed 



a'ayu yu'antqeni qot acuJixI'x. 



it was the people destroyed. 



