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One} 7 (Og =—T/ y f. {fis} - — 2 —~ o — 
¢i¢in’ ge ¥I, Va ¢i¢in’ ge yf, gfya-hna”i-gi. Ingdxe angati-hna® tangata’, 
youhave if, go youhave if, ask of him regularly Wedoitfor wecome  regu- we will, 
none none as a favor. him hither larly 
d-biamé. Wai aka é¢e eyaf ama i¢ddi aké u¢déwi"wa¢a-biama  Ca™ 
said he, they Woman the relation her the her the he collected them they say. And 
say. own (pl.) father 
wa¢aha tida" a¢i”i gé u¢éwinki¢a-biama c¢e ey4 amd. Can’ge tda” 
clothing good they had th they collected for they say relation her the (pl.). Horse good 
(pl.) him own 
pahan’ga a¢i”i ta” cti gif-biama wa‘t ¢inké, Waha™¢icige agi” téga”. 
before he had it the too he gave his,they woman the, Orphan tohaveit inorder 
(st.) say that. 
Can’gaxe ga” waha”™ a¢i-biamé. Ta” watig¢a™ g¢iiba igi¢ig¢a™-biama, 4¢ 
Finished as removing they went, they Village the whole _ he ruled it they say, _ buf- 
say. falo 
uné gaq¢a™ a¢af té. Watt ¢inké Waha™ ¢icige aka can’gag¢i" jugig¢ai té. 
tohunt migrating they when. Woman the Orphan the riding a horse he with her (past 
went sign). 
Ca”-hna®" fbaha®qtia”i yi ca” fgie-hna™-biamaé nfkaci"ga ama. Wanasa- 
Yet regu- they knew him when yet they talked against him people the (pl.). They sur- 
larly very well regularly, they say rounded a herd 
biama. &é wada™be ag¢i-bi ega™, Waha'’ ¢icioe ak&A wandse té éduthe 
to) ’ to) 
they say. Buffalo seeing them returned, having, Orphan the surrounding the to join it 
they say them 
‘f¢a-biama. Wa‘ aka é¢e ey4 amd waginasa-biamé. Ga™ wanise té 
he promised, they Woman the relation her the (pl.) surrounded they say. And surround- the 
say- own their (buffalces) ing them 
agtii té, wai amd na™pa agia¢é ‘i¢a-biamd. Waha"¢icige igiq¢a™ aka 
they had when, woman the (pl.) choke- going tor spoke of, they say. Orphan his wite the 
come back cherries 
&'di adé “¢a-biamé. Egan-ga, 4-biama Waha™ ¢icige aki. Can’ge a” sagi'- 
there going spoke of, they say. Do so, said, they say Orphan the. Horse very 
qti wi Ag¢i a¢d-biama wat aka. Jug¢e a¢ad-baji Waha"¢icige aka. 
swift one sittingon went, they say woman the. With her went not Orphan the. 
Egi¢e za‘i-biamd. Napa dgihi-maja cénawagé'qti wa¢i" a-i-bi, af a¢al 
Atlength uproar they say. Choke- at those who went having entirely ex- they are chasing he indeed 
cherries for them terminated them them hither says 
(see note), 
d-biama. Ga™ nika¢iqd-biamé. Waha™¢icige aka, Can’ge a”sagi ata ta™ 
said (one), And they pursued they say. Orphan the, Horse swift beyond the 
they say. the foe (st.) 
hi” ska/qti-ma i¢in’ka"tai-ga. Aagig¢i" tace, 4-biamé. Man‘dehi-hna®* 
hair those very white tie ye it for me. Iridemyown must, ‘said he, they say. A dart only 
sia"¢é ag¢i”-biamd. Nika¢iqe té a¢ai te. Ga™ uf¢a-hna™i té agi amd: 
merely hehad they say. Pursuit of the the he went. And telling himregu- the they were re- 
foe larly turning: 
wv 
Waha ¢icige igdg¢a™ na¢uhaqti u¢a™i té, 4-biama. H’di ahi-biama yf 
Orphan his wife nearly they held her, said they, they There he arrived, they when 
say. say 
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na¢uhaqtei u¢a” amdma Caa”™ ama. Wa‘t aka na¢uhaqtei uga™i te &'di 
very nearly they were holding Dakotas the (pl.). Woman the very nearly they when there 
her, they say. held her 
abfi té. Ati ha, 4-biama, wa‘t ¢inké ugikid-bi ega”’. Heéqti-hna™ ¢a’’cti, 
he arrived. Ihave . said he, they woman the he talked tohis, having. You said regu- heretofore, 
come say. ~ they say just that larly 
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d-biamdé wa‘t aké. Q@éqja ¢i wi” ni¢uhdgqtei u¢a™i hé, 4-biama wat aka. 
said, they say woman the. his one the (my.) one very nearly teok hold. said, they say woman the. 
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