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Immediately he fell down as if he had been knocked over. He ceased 

 to breathe. Another put it on. ""Let me be named Hanging-down 

 spirit,'' he said. All of those who put this on were destroyed. One, 

 however, stood up, made a noise, and ran off. To this day his (the 

 shaman's) spirit has not ceased killing. 



After the other warriors had returned to IvAqlAnuwu', they deter- 

 mined to erect a house. They were the old Ka/gwAntan who were 

 going to put it up. So they sharpened the jadite which they used in 

 chopping and went out. On account of the house timbers the owner 

 of that bouse fasted for four days. After they had chopped for one 

 montii it was finished, and the chief went outside and spoke to all the 

 people. In the morning those of the opposite phratry went out in ten 

 canoes to push the timbers down. They paddled across singing, and 

 brought all of them in, and they left them on the beach overnight. 



wu'ni yuqa'. Tc!uLe' hutcl dudase'g". Ts!u go'naatc cax wuLica't. 



was that man. Then ended he breathed (or Also another one on his put it. 



had sense). head 



"Xat Ki'dAxgAlcu yu'-xat-nAx-dustlk"." AdA'xayu qot cu'waxix 



"Me Hanging-down spirit let me be named." And then destroyed' were all 



quickly 



yu'At-cax-ye'iLCA'tdji j^ek tcll'ne. Le'nAx fi'yina uwaha'n A'lax tin 



those putting on his spirit's switch. One of them up stood making with 



a uoi.se 



yut wudjixl'x. Tc!u jndA't Lei qot ke uxi'xtc duye'gltc du3'A'x 



away ran. Even now not ever gets lost his spirit for him 



qoyawadjfi'ge. 5 



killing oft'. 



Yuxa' qo'a de'a ani'de ya'wagu, KAqlAnuwu'di. De gux 



The war- however, now home went, to KA<i!Aiiu\vii'. Now they 



riors, 



duliye'x jmhi't. Tc!ak" a'ye Ka'gwAntrintcayu gux iaye'x yuhi't. 



were going the house. The old [phratry] of Ka'gwAntan it was were going tot>uild the house, 

 to build 



Dogc'L! yu'cAnaxaye sAk" jai'slu qA ta'yes sAk". Yenfawe' 



They sharp- what they used to for the green and axes for. When they were 



ened ehoj) with stone ready 



ka'oduwagas!. Yak" hit daede'di sA'k^gwa as sla'te sAk" qo'a awe' 



they went out. Canoe house timbers for tree ownerof for, however, 



daqlii'n qle'waxe. Leq! di'sawe ayJl'nAx wudu'waxot! yeni'awej^ux 10 



four days fasted. One month it was during it was chopped and when it was 



outside ready 



qle'watan. Y^uhi't sla'ti sAk" IdakA't 3^u'rintqenlt qle'watAn. 



he [went and] The house owner for (of) all to the people spoke, 



spoke. 



Tsluta'dawe At wuxu'n dJAklakA't yil'ant([eni. Djinka't yak" At 



In the morning started oft' all the peoi)le. Ten canoes 



ya'wag" yu'antqem yu'as ani' ax I'qdi gux dutsuya'. Yeq 



went the people the tree place from it down they were going to Down 



push them. 



ka'oduwadjel yuhi't Len daidl' sAk". Yiik" kacl'}^ kAt doxa' 



they brought them the house big timbers for. Canoes singing on acro.ss paddled 



jni'gonetkAnayi'tc. An egaya't doxfi'tcawe eqq! uwaxe'. LdakA't 15 



the opposite phratry. The town down to when they on the they .stayed All 



brovighl beach oue night. 



