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maiT}'. Do thovT not ever cause her mind to be grieved. Thou must 

 at all times hold her dear." At that time he said, addressing her who 

 was there: "This human man-being and thou now marrj\ Thou 

 must hold him dear. And ye two shall abide together for a time 

 that will continue until death shall separate you two. Always ye two 

 must hold one the other dear. Ye two must care for the grove bear- 

 ing large fruit. For there are only a few trees that l>elong to you 

 two." He said: '' Moreover, do ye two not touch those which do not 

 l)elong to you two. Ye two will do evil if it so be that you two 

 touch those which do not belong to you two." 



Thus, in this manner, they two remained together, the man-being 

 paying no attention to the woman-being. The male human man-being 

 cared not for the female human man-being. Customarily, they two 

 laid themselves down and they two slept. Now sometime afterward, 

 he who had completed their bodies was again passing that way, and, 



nen'ge""ha' ne"' agoii'gwe" wedjinia'khe*. 'A"'gwi" 



this one the she human ye two marry. Do not 



being do it 



a'she"nigo""hahetge'"'da'. E''shenoe'"khwak diiot'gofit. 



thou her mind shouldst hurt Thou her shall hold always." 

 (grieve her mind). dear ever 



wa'he"'hen", washagowe'"'hfis ne" ne"tho' e''den': 



he it said, he her addressed the there 



ak'he' 



marry 



nigai'hwe's 



so it matter 

 long (is) 



ge"'he'io°' 



it death 



O'henda'ie"' 



It grove lies 



nenge 



'ha' 



hoii'gwe'. 



abode : 



E^shenoe^'khwak. 



he human 

 being. 



gado'ge"' e"tcia'dien' tea" 



e two will 



hwen'do"' 



ever 



Tho"'ge' 



At that 

 (time) 



" Wediini- 



" Ye two 



]S[e"tho' 



There 



tea" 



ne 



this 



place (is) abide 



deMjisnikhsi"sia'. Diiot'gofit 



again it you two will Always 



separate. 



swa'hio'na' e°sni'nigo"'ha"k. 



it fruit large ye two it will care 



^is) for. 



tcia'we"'." Wa'he°'hen" dr': 



ve two own He it said more- 



here 



nige 



so it is 



de"djiadadatnoe"'khwak. 



ye two shall hold one the 

 other dear ever. 



Doga"'a' niio'hondo'da' 



Few in so it shrubs 



number 



manv 



di" " 



nhe"djiie'a' tea" hiia' 



sen a gwa 



'A"gwi' cu ne na" 



"Do it not, more- the that 

 over: over, that one 



is' de'tcia'we"'. E''snii"hwane'a'gwa' 



ye ye two it own. Ye two will make a 



mistake 



de'tcia'we"" ne"" nheMjiie'ii'." 



ye two own this thither ye two will it 



it way do (touch it).*' 



hiia" ste°" de'honwasteis'thtV ne" 



not any- he her paid any atten- the 



(it is) thing tion to 



hon'gwe' ne" agon'gwe'. Hiia" ne" hadji'na' de'shagosteis'tha' 



she human Not the he male he herpaid any atten- 



being (is) (it is) (is) tion to 



3"he°'. De'hnida'gii', de'hnida"wi' ge^'s. O'ne"' gaifi'gwa' 



she te- Thevtwo(m.) lay they two(m.) sleep ens- Now some 



male (is). down together, together tomarily. (time) 



Ne"tho 



he human 

 being 



ne" e 



the 



the 



y 

 ni'io't 



so it is 



hiia" 



de'hui"den' 



