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otgon, iind also they [zoic] whose bodies are severally otgon, now, 

 verily, became alarmed. Now, moreover, the^' said: "In just a short 

 time only, we believe, the sky will fall, perhaps, as soon, we think, 

 as he weeps much; it is preferable that he, his younger brother, shall 

 return; nothing else [will stop it].'' So now of course the _youth 

 became ashamed because such a large number of persons severally 

 became aware that he was weeping. So now verih' he did close up 

 his lodge, all places therein where there were ojjenings [crevices]. 

 So now just after he had completed his task of closing up the open- 

 ings, in just a short time, now thence, from the outside, Flint spoke, 

 saj'ing: "Oh, elder brother, now I have returned." So now he the 

 elder one, who was shut up indoors, said: "It can not be that thou 

 shouldst come in. Thou shalt just depart, thou thyself. Thou shalt 

 take the lead on the path whereon went the mother of us two. There 



shorr'o"". ne"' 



plurally, tliat 



wa"o'uo"'dio"'k. 



they (z.) began to fear. 



e"dwa''se"-t, o'i 



kho' 



and 



O' 



onandia"datgo"\shon''o"". o'ne"" na'e" 



their (z.) bodies are plurally otgon, now verily 



di'q 



non . 



perhaps. 



he-' 



^vhe^e 



waen ni : 



they it said: 



s:a'on'hiade' 



is present 



■■ Hadjigwas'-shofi' 



••-Tvist soon only 



we so 



much 



e^ons'dae"' ; 



he will weep; 



ho'gefi"." Da', o'ne" 



; sa gwa 



at it is better 

 (preferable) 



wai'i' ne" 



of course that 



so"'dji" gendio"gowanen' 



because it body of people large is 



(tf,o much) 



o ne 



now 



ne"' e"shadon"het'-shorr ne" 



the he will again just the 



come to life 



le" haksa'dase"'a" waade"he"' 



.he he is a youth he became 



a.shamed 



waeiinenninandog'hon" ne"' 



they became aware of it plurally the 



hasda"ha\ 



he is weeping. 



gagwe go 



it all 



Da'. 



waa'ho'dofi' 



he it closed up 



he" 



where 



hc'ofiwe" deio'haofwende'nio" 



Da'. 



shoiT 



just 



it has openings 

 plurally. 



hono"'so't. 



wae - 



ftfter- 



waadiefino"'kde"' 



he his task finished 



ne" waadjiodonniofi", o'ne"" (l:Vdjia"'-.shon' 



daa'snie"t 



hence he spoke 



the 



shut up the I 

 openings, 



()tha'gwe"'da' 



It Flint 



"Ha-djf 



■•My elder 

 brother, 



shofi" 



just 



ongie' 



indoors 



sagio . 



again T have 

 returned." 



hiViiont: 



he is con- 

 Ill 



No"' 



That 



Da'. 



o ne 



Da'a'oii' 



It can not Ik- 



aonda"'cio" 



no"' e"',satha"on'do"' he'ofiwe' 



thou shalt take up the 

 jmth 



leiagawe non" 



hence she has gone 



no" 



the 



othino"'e""-gefi'oir. 



she our mother it was. 



Ne'"ho' 



There 



i's-kho' 



e"cianon'dak. 



thy track shall be 

 present. 



Ne" 



That 



