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very rapidlj-. Some time afterward .she then liocame a nuiiden. And 

 they two continued to remain there. 



After a while, seemingly, the elder woman-being heard her offspring 

 talking with someone. Now, verily, the elder woman-})eing was 

 thinking about this matter, wondering: "Whence may it be that a 

 inan-being could come to talk with her." She addressed her, saying: 

 "Who is it, moreover, who visits theer' The maiden said nothing 

 in reply. As .soon as it ))ecame night and the darkness was complete, 

 he, the man-being, again arrived. And just as the day dawned the 

 elder woman-being heard him say: "I will not come again." Verily 

 he then departed. 



Not long after this the life of the maiden was changed. Moreover, 

 it becam(^ evident that she was about to give birth to a child. After 



gododi'ha'die'. 



she continues to 

 grow. 



wii'wa'do"'. 



it it became. 



GaiiTgwii' 



Some (lime) 



Ne"tho' 



There 



ni'io't 



nwa'ofini'she' 



so it lasted 

 lonK 



tea"' degni^deiiV 



the 



o ne 



now 



ek.sa''dase"a' 



she small 

 maiden (is) 



Dien"'hii 



gwa 



where abodt 



gwa" othon'de' 



deiagot'ha' ne"' 



dafhawii'. 



her offspring. 



O'ne"" hi'ia" 



ne" gok'sten'a' WiVwe'ii' 



GaiiT 



■■ Where 



hoiT' 



oii'gwe' deiagot'ha", 



6 the 



Hiia- 



Not 



being 



)n'ha'wa", 



1 thy parent, 



.ste""' 



thing 



Wa'agowenna"'niia'. 



She addressed words to 



gok'stefrfi* ne" 



she ancient the 



one 



wa"wenno"'dori'nio"' 



she (z.) it thought about 

 repeutedly 



nofida'ie"' 



thence one 

 should come 



wa"ge"''hefi": 



she u..) it said: 



noil we 



the place 



di"' 



de"aga'wefi' 



she it said 



nonwa''ho'"de°" 



kind of person 



e"' eksa'go'na'. 



he she maiden. 



na le ne 



wa'dwa'sofidaiefidtVnhil 



it thick night became 



o ne 



now 



hiianada'hen"'sek i " 



he thy mat yisits?" 



Ganio"' wa"o"'gak, 



.Sosoon it became 



as night, 



.sa'ha'io"". Agwa's 



again he .lust as 



druo'he"'i'ha'die" 



gok'stefi'a" 



she ancient 



gothoii'de' 



she it heard 



wu"h(^"'hefi" 



Hiia- 



he"' 



again 



da dofida'ge". " O' nc' 



hi'ia' 



verilv 



sho'den'dioii'. 



again lie departed. 



Hi in 



(it is) 



eksa'go'na' 



-L'i she maiden. 



de'oi'hwishe"!'' 



it matter long (is) 



O'ne"- dl 



o'ne"' o'ia' ni'io't tea"' ago'n'he" 



low it othe 



(is) 



oieil'det 



tea" 



where (is) 



o"iap'oksa'daiefichV'nhfi\ 



