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the kind of loo- that is used ut tiio crossing', :uul the log is supported 

 b\' clumps of young s!ii)lini;s df Imsswood iind ironwood. I'espeetively, 

 on either side of the stream."" He replied, it is said: ••'Phat appears 

 to be accurate, indeed; in fact, thou didst not lose thy way." At this 

 time, then, she descended and again started on her journey. 



And again, it seems, the sun had moved only just a little before 

 she again arrived at the place whence she had returned. So she just 

 kept on her journey and crossed the river. 



So, having gone only a short distance farther on her way, she iieard 

 a man-being in the shrubbery sa}' therefrom: "Ahem! "" She of course 

 paid no attention to him, but kept on her way, since her father had 

 told her what would happen to her on the journey. Thus, in this 

 manner, she did nothing except hasten as she traveled on to her des- 

 tination. Besides this, at times, another man-being would say fi"om out 



tii'hno"'' skarontakas'trr luVkarofito'te"" oterontonni''a' iotho*'ko- 



1 and ironwood idurable such it tree kind of it sapling it clump 



it tree) 



tofi'nio"' tedjia'ro"' nofika'ti" e" ka'ti' karontawe'thar"ho"'.''' 



^ stands one both sides of it there* so then one has infixed the log." 



by one 



Wtl'hen'ro"", ia'ke"": "Xe"' e"', ki'', tkaie'ri" se"'; ia"'te"' 



" He it said. itissaid: "That there. 1 be- there it is indeed; not at all 



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lieve. correct 



.se" tesaia'tsx'toiT'o"'." E'tho'ne' ka'ti' nefi' tontaients'ne"'te' 



in- thou hast strayed At that time then now thence she descended 



deed (lost thy body)." again 



no'k" a're' tciako'ten'tio"'. 



and also again she started away. 



Nakwa" ki" a're' o'sthon'"hiV o'k" thiiotera'kwa'ten'tio"" no'k' 



8 beyond there she she crossed the stream, 

 kept going 



III'' ka'ti" so'dji" i'no"" thiieiakawe'no"" nt'^iT ka'ti" iakothofi'te" 



i' Not so then so very far tliither had she gone now so then she 'i heai*s 



(too much) 



rofi'kwe' o'ska'wako"* tfrhata'ti' ta'hen'ro"": •"Hefi'm."" LX" 



1'' he a man- it shrubbery in thence he thence he it ".\hem." Not 



being lis) spoke said: 



ka'ti" othe'no"" thiieiakotsteris'to". lako'tention'ha'tie" neiT ne"', 



^^ so then anything thither did she heed she kepi on gohiL,' now that, 



give. 



ro"ni'"ha' te*shako"hro'ri' dji' e"' iK'"iawefrn(>". 



heher hadtold it where llicrc so it will happen. 



o'k" ne' iako'storon'tie" ne' dji' 



onlv ihe she hastened the where 



onward 



ne' o'ia" o'k" e"'s ne' ron'kwe" ne' 



the other only cusloni- the he a the 



arily man-being (is) 



