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he said: "Now, thou and I iiiarry. Verily, so it seems, thou wert 

 able to do it. Hitherto, no one from anywhere has been able to do it." 

 Now. at that time he shouted, saj'ing: "My slaves, ye two dogs, do 

 ye two come hither. It is necessar}^ for me that ye two should lick 

 this person abiding here clean of the mush that has fallen on her." 

 Verilj', she now loolved and saw come forth two dogs, pure white in 

 color and terrifying in size. So now, they two arrived at the place 

 where she was. Now, verily, they two licked her entire body. 

 The tongues of these two were like rough bark. So now, moreover, 

 in whatsoever places they two licked over and along her body blood 

 exuded therefrom. And the maiden did fortify her mind against it, 

 and so she did not flinch from it. As soon as they two completed the 

 task, then he himself took up sunflower oil, and with that, moreover. 



wa'oiiginia'khe'. 



thovi and I marry. 



de'agogwe'nion' 



one has been able to 

 do it 



Tho"ge' o'l 



At that time r. 



Wa'sgwe'niiv hi'ia' 



verily 



nige'-khe"". 



forsooth is it. 



tea" 



Hiia" 



Not 

 (it is) 



gat'kii" 



any- 

 where 



nwa'onnis'he'." 



so long it has lasted." 



wa'tho'hciie"da' 



he called aloud 



wa'he°'hen": 



he it said: 



ie""sho" 



slaves, 



dji'iia'. 



dogs, 



ga'e' donde'sne'. 



hitbcr thence do ye It 



two come. 



• e"den' godji.sgwa'hi"so"\' 



she it mush on her has fallen 



abides itcratively." 



wa'oiTtgat'hwtv dagniiage""nha' owil'he'sdo'go"' 



it Avhite pure (is) 



"Agetche- 



" My several 



Dewagado"'hwendjio'niks 



It is necessary to me 



aetchika'nent tho'ne" 



here 



dji"ha' 



dogs 



ne"tho' 



there 



deiodeno'"hiani"di' 



it is terrifying 



wiVtgni'io"' tea" 



they two arrived the 



degnigowa'ne"'. 



they (z.) two (are) large. 



e"den'. 



she abides. 



O'ne"' hi'isl' 



Now verily 



tha'tgn iia'do"de" ' 



h their 

 ies are 



Da', 



non we 



the place 



O'ne"' 



Now 



o ne 



now 



hi'ia' 



verily 



wa'tgnika'nent gagwe'gi' eia'di'ge"sho"'. 



they (z.) it two licked 



Na'ie' 



ne"tho' ni'io't 



there so it is 



it all 



tea" 



her body ( 



ga'efi'wiV. 



it rough bark 



(is). 



n aloug. 



Da', 



o ne 



now 



dofi'nioiT 



plurally 



ne 



the 



ne gni na si ge , 



the their (z.) two 



tongues on 



di" dagatkwe"'.so- 



more- thence it blood 



over (TOzed out 



wti'tgnika'neiit eia'di'ge"sho"'. Nii'ie' 



they (z.) two licked her bodv on along. That 



(iti 



eksii'go'na' godat'nigo'"ha'ni"di', hiia" 



she maiden (is) she has fortified her mind, not 



(it is) 



tea 



the 

 where 



non we 



the place 



da'daiondo""tk!V. 



Ganio"' 



So soon as 



w;rtgni''sti' 



o ne 



now 



ha'o"'hwa' 



he himself 



wa'tha"gwa'' 



he it took up 



ne , 



the 



oa we .' 



it sunflow 



o"hniV na'ie' 



it oil that 



(it is) 



'il ETH— 03 11 



di" ne" 



wa'has'da' wa'shago'hno-'gak 



he it used he her skin smeared. 



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