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now beconu' catuint'iiial." So now, she, the Ancieiit-l)odi('(l. hcyaii to 

 weej), and she .said: "Moreover, custoniarily, for how long a period 

 will it be thus as an hal)itual thing '. " Then the youth said: " [As many 

 days] as there arc spots on the fawn. So long, verilj', shall be the 

 time that it will continue to be thus." Now again she began to weep, 

 the Ancient-bodied. So now she said: "It is not possible for me to 

 consent that it shall he thus." "How many, moreover, then, shall 

 they be ? " he said. " I would accept the number of stripes on the back 

 of a chipmunk," she said. " So be it," said the youth. So then he said: 

 "Customarily, four days shall a woman-being remain out of doors. 

 Then, customaril}*, as soon as she has washed all her garments, she 

 shall reenter the place where they, her ohwachira", abide." 



wai r 



of 

 course 



he" 



where 



na e 



verily 



o ne 



now 



""tci-. 



o ne 



now 



o'sa"diawent. 



thou hast thy 

 menses." 



di'q 



Da', 



o'dio"'se"t'h( 



she wept 



wa a ge' 



she it said: 



■ Gain'' 



" Where 



ne"ion'ni.she"t ne' 



ne"'ho' 



thus 



ne"io"den'ons«'? 



di'q 



more- 

 over 



O'ne" 



Now 



haksa*da.se""a' 



he vouth 



waen : 



he it said: 



' Ne" 



•That 



he'' ni'iori" 



where so many it 



ne"' niiodia"gwa" 



ne"' djisda'thien'a'. Ne"'ho" 



the spotted fawn. There 



ne"io"den'ong." O'ne"' a'e" 



Now once 



ne"ion'nishe't no"'ho' 



tluis 



Ieg-e""'tci' 



o'dio"'se"t'ho' ne 



she wept tht 



ne 



that 



the 



wa a ge" 



she it said: 



naia we . 



so it should come 

 to pass." 



age'go' ne'' 



I it would the 



accept 



ga'swe'no""ge' 



it.s hack on," 



Do'. 



" DiX'a'o"' 



" It is not pos- 

 sible 



di'q non 



agi'wani'iit ne" ne"' 



I it will assent the thn 



■' How, more- perhaps?" he it 



many, over 



djo'ho"gwais he" ni'ioii' 



waen . 



lie it said. 



" Ne" di'q 



"That more- 

 over 



oiano""do"' 



it is lined 



Da', 

 'ho- 

 noil" 



per- 

 haps 



ne" 



wa a ge 



she it said. 



Da', 



So, 



e"ie'dion'dak. O'ne"' 



ne waen 



that he it snii 



Ge'i' 



Four 



" Nio"," waefi" ne*' 



"So he it." he it said the 



geii's ne"io'da' as'de' 



h!iksa"dase":i'. 



he youth. 



geii's ne""]io' 



there 



ganio geii s gagwe'go" 



lomarily 



e"ieno" 



go'cioiinias'hit' 



one's raunent 



o ne 



now 



de"die'io"" 



Ihenceoncwill 

 eome indoors 



ae non 



i-ill wiisli 

 1 plur.illy 



he'ofiwe' 



the place 



henni"dio"" ne"' ago'watci'iii'." 



they (ni.i are the herohwachira." 



a See first note on page 2.5c 



