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Sapling, has sent me to Ijrino- theo witli luc 'I'hcn Flint said: ''I 

 am at work. By and hy I shall complete it, and then, and not before, 

 will 1 go thither." He again departed. He arrived home, and more- 

 over, he brought word that Flint had said: "'lam at work. I shall 

 complete it by and by, and then, not before, will I go thither to that 

 place." He said: " Go thou thither again. I have a matter about 

 which 1 wish to converse with him." Again he arrived there, and he 

 said: " He would that thou and he should talk together." He replied, 

 saying: ■"Verily, I must tirst complete my work, and not until that 

 time will I go thither." Then he again departed thence. Again he 

 arrived home, and he said: " He yonder did not consent to come." At 

 that time Sapling said: "He himself, forsooth, is a little more impor- 

 tant than 1. Moreover, 1 verily shall go thither." Thereupon Sap- 

 ling went to that place. Flint did not notice it. When he arrived 



Hage'nhii'i'ha'die' 



He me has ordered in 



dedjiade'^hnofi'dif 



lie thou are brothers 



Odendoiini'Ti'." 



It Sapling." 



O'ne"' n( 



Now th 



gc"'djik', 



by and by, 



Sa'ha'io"'. 



Again he 

 returned. 



hefi 



O-ha'ii" 



It Flint 



w;Vhe"'hen"' 



he it said: 



■ Wagio"'de\ Pj"geiennenda"'nha 



" I am working. I task will finish 



o !ie 



now 



hrr'siV 



just then 

 (not before) 



di" sa'hatho'ia 



?"'tho- 



there 



na le 



that 



the: 

 that 



o'ne"" ha' si~" ne"'tho 



now just thou, there 



(not before) 



hoii.sa'se'. Agei'hwa'ie"' 



there again I ji matter have 



do thou go. 



ha'io"', \vii'he""hen"': 



he it said: 



1 he it told 



y'de". 



nhefi'ge'. 



thither I 



nhefi'ge'." 



thither I 

 will go." 



tea" nonwa'ho''de 



the kind of thing 



where 



E"geiennenda"nha' 



I task will finish 



" Wa'he^'hen" : 



He it said: 



Sa'ha'defi'dia". 



Again he departed. 



wa'he""- 



heit 



ge"\ljik' 



"Ne"tho', 



"There 



Honsa'- 



arrived, 



Da'hai'hwa'sii'gwii' 



He replied 



now just then, there thither ) 



(not before) will go." 



wa"ht;""hen"': ''Hiia" de"thogaie""i 



tea"' ge'he"' daiagitha'cfi'. 



the I it desire ho and I it should There 



where eonverse about." again 



: ■'De'hodo""hwendjion'niks daesnitha'&iT." 



"It him is necessary for ye two should 



eoii verse together." 



\va"he""hen"': "" E"gadienno"kde"' hi'ia' hia'e', 



lie it saifi: " I my task will finish verily in the 



first place, 



iie"'tho" nhe"'ge"."" Doiida'ha'den'dia*. Sa'ha'io"' 



Thence again he departed. .\gain he 



Tho''ge' O'ne"' wa'he"'hen'' ne" 



nw he it said the 



Odefidonni"';!': 



It .Sapling: 



"Not there he it consented At that no\ 



(it is) to." (time) 



i"hagwa' hi'ia' ni'hilia'dano'we"". 



farther vrity 80 his body is precious. 



I"' 



di"' 

 more- 



'" Ha'o""hw:V 



■He himself 



ne"'tho" 



O'ne"- 



Now 



Hiiii 



de'hotdo'ge"" 



Not he it noticed 



(it isj 



hefi'ge" 



thither I 

 will go." 



O'ha'ii'. Ne" o'ne 



It Flint. The now 



ne"'tho' nhe'hawe'noiT. 



there thither he went. 



hwa'ha'io" 



wa'he"' 



he it 



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