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houses. Then she began to dress" herself up. She took her child up 

 on her back to start wandering-. She said, "I am going to be the 

 Lle'nAxxi'dAq.'" When she came down on the beach she kept eating 

 nuissels. She put the shells inside of one another. As she walks 

 alono- she nurses her little child. 



ctade' yedjudi'ne. 



on to. she started to 

 lierseif put [clothing] . 



xfit gux sate''' yuyawaqfi'. 



I am goins to was what she said 



am going to 

 be," 



atsu'nutc 



she put 



duye'tk!". 



her little child 

 (=baby). 



Du3^A'tk!'' a'waya tclaku'ga^^e ye'di. Lle'nAxxi'dAq 



Her child she took up anywhere to go to. "Lle'nAxxi'dAq 



Yeqgagu'tin yiik fixa'nutc. Wucgedi' 



As she came down mussels she always ate. Inside of one 



another 



yu3'ak-nuk!". Tela At Anagu'ttc tclaa'n aq!a' 



the mussel shells. Alsoasshe atit walks around at the same at it 



at the same 

 time 



wua'itc 



always 

 nurses 



