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again. He was become entirely human. After that they heard a 

 spirit talking- to him. The spirit inside of him said, "lamMoldy- 

 end-of -salmon. It is I." "It is I," said another spirit inside of him, 

 "It is I, Sand-hill-crane-at-the-mouth-of -Amusement-creek." Another 

 spirit in him said, "It is I, Sit spirit." And the woman that had 

 helped him also became his spirit, sa^ang, "It is I, Woman spirit." 

 Another one said inside of him, "It is I, Herring spirit." Then 

 another one spoke inside of him, saying, "It is I, Salmon-people's- 

 canoe spirit, I." 



After that his father came to him, and the shaman said, "Clean 

 everything in the house thoroughly." Again he said, "The young 

 women must never live in this house but in another." He also said, 

 "Put clean sand around the lii'eplace inside. Never let a woman look 

 at me." The spirit was singing in him. Then he went into a trance, 



llngi'tx siti'. AdA'x a-i't tslu At aoLtge'n. DjildakA't llngi'tx 



become a was. Then at him again there he looked. The whole thing become a 



human being human being 



siti'. AdA'x a-i't ade' 3'ek dutu' yuqIayatA'nk. AdA'x qo'a 5^6 



was. Then at it there spirils in him they heard tallying. Then, however, thus 



qIayaqA', "XAta'ya CAn3'ak!"La'x, Axat,'" yu'qlyaqA yuye'k dutu'q!. 



it said, "lam Moldy-end, it is I." .said* the spirit insideofhim, 



"XAta'ya," yuqiayaqa' dutu'q! yuye'k, " QatukwA'x-sAka-hi'ni- 



ItisI," .said insideofhim the spirit, "Sand-hill-crane-at-mouth-of- 



wAtkA-du'li, a'ya xAt." Ts!u ye yawaqa' yuye'k dutu'q!, " XA'taya 5 



Amusement-creek, it is I." Again thus said the spirit inside of him, " It is 1* 



Sil't-koye'ga xAt." AdA'x yu'cawAt Acukawudja'yi ts!u duye/gix 



sit spirit I." Then the woman that had helped him aLso becomehis 



spirit 



osite', "XAta'ya, CawA't-qoye'k A'xAt." AdA'x ts!u dutu'q! ye 



was, "It is I, Woman spirit, it is I." Tlien again insideofhim thus 



aya'waqa, "XAta'ya, yao-qoye'k A'xAt." AdA'x ts!ua-i'tts!u dutu'q! 



said, "It is I, Herring spirit, I." Then another one inside of 



him 



aq!aodita', "XA'taye Ke'Ladi-qoye'k axA't." AdA'x ts!u a-i't je 



spoke, saying, " It is I, the Sea-gull spirit I." Then another thus 



yawaqa' dutu'q!, "XAta'ya, Xat-qoa'ni-ya'gu-qoye'k, axa'L" 10 



spoke insideofhim, " It is I, Salmon-people's canoe spirit, I." 



AdA'x dui'c duxA'nt uwagu't. Ye qiayaqa' yui'xt!, "We'nelyi 



Then his father to him came. Thus said to him the shaman, "In inside of 



the house 



IdakA't tceq! axgA'ndi naiu's!." AdA'x ts!u 3^e q!ayaqA', "Yis 



all things dirty outside put." Then again thus he'said, "Young 



aca' III we'nelq! ye tcAgo't ahi't yiq! ye hAS uAgAti'." 



women never in the house thus another house down in so they wiU be." 



AdA'x ts!u ye yawaqa', " We'nelye gA'nda k!ede'n naiLle'wu." 



Then again so ' he said, " Inside the house around the it is well you put 



fireplace clean sand." 



AdA'x ts!u ye yawaqa', "Lil cawA't xax uJgene'q." At ci yu'yek 15 



Then again thus he said, "Never woman at me allo'vv to look." Was sing- the spirit 



ing 



