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tia” yi, maqtide i”nai ha. Maqtide i” ¢i" ti-ga ha, 4-biama qa¢i? ami, 
harvest when, gunpowder theyasked . Gunpowder having come : said, they say Pawnee the 
of me for me thou (sub.), 
A-biama. Bog aqti niacttga ama Wabaskaha ¢a‘é¢a-bi ega™, gi¢a-baji- 
said he, they pe enlen the Wabaskaha pitied him, they haying, they were sad 
say. (sub.) say 
biamé. Egasdni yi, nfaci"ga b¢ tigaqti u¢cwinyi¢a-biama. Nikagahi ama, 
they say. The nextday when, men assembled themselves, they say. Chief the, 
wahéhaji ama cti, ca” bgrigaqti u¢éwinyi¢a-biama. Ki ninfba wi™ uji- 
stout-hearted the too, infact assembled themselves, they And pipe cne they 
(sub.) say. fillod 
biamé. Ga™ Wabaskaha aka niaci"ga bgugagti wa¢istuba-biama, yaqpi 
they say. And Wabaskaha the men spread his hands before crown 
(sub.) them, they say, of head 
eé wabit’-biamé. Gad-biamd: (fa‘ean’gifdi-ea ha. Edada? i"¢i” ¢aonigea” 
the he pressed on them, He said as follows, Pity ye me you decide for me 
(pl. ob.) they say. they say: 
yi, éga®qti ingdxai-gi ha, 4-biaméa. Ga™ nikagahi aka ninfba waqtbe 
if, just so do ye for me .  saidhe,they say. And chief the (sub.) pipe sacred 
-gaxai ké uji-biamé. Ga™ od-biama: Niniba gaké, ga¢i" wan’ gaki¢a taite 
theymade the filled they say. And he said as follows, Pipe that (ob.), Pawnees wetake vengeance shall 
it (ob.) they say: on them 
i¢anahi™i yi, ¢andi-gi ha. Uonie‘agaf yi, ¢ana-bajfi-ga ha, 4-biama. Ga™ 
yeare willing if, putyethepipe . Ye are ee if, donot put the pipe ¢ said he, they And 
to your lips to your lips say. 
¢ana-biama; nse nga b¢ligagti i”-biamé Ga-biamaé nikagahi aké: Ké! 
they put it to their smoked it, they Said as follows, chief the Come! 
lips, they say ; say. they say (sub.): 
a¢uha, i¢ig¢a™i-ga. Ata™ yi wan’gaki¢a tate, f¢ig¢a™i-gi. Ki wi” ga- 
finally, aekide ye. How when wetake vengeance , shall, decide ye. And one said as 
long on them follows 
biama: Ntidathangd, nugé ¢¢-ona™ a"wa™ ¢ate taf. Wakan’da ¢inké cti 
they say: O war: chief, summer this only we eat will. Deity the (ob.) too 
a’¢aha™ tat, uma? ‘ginka ¢é-hna™. Ta” xi, wan ‘gaki¢a tai, 4-biamda. Ga™ 
we pray to will, season this only. Harvest when, wetakevengeance will, said he, they And 
on them say. 
niaci"ga dtiba ade ‘hangd-biama; xagé-hna”™ ca™ca”-biama; a™ba ge’ cté 
man four war-chief they say; nee regu- always they say ; day aie even 
cried larly (pl.) 
ha” g&' cté xagé-hna®™ ca”ca™-biama. Wakan‘da, ¢a‘ean’gi¢a-ga. Awaji®eté 
night the even they regu- always they say. Wakanda, pity me. Tam ina bad 
(pl.) cried larly humor 
té @win’kan-gi, Wakan’da, ¢-hna® ca"ca”qtia”-biama. Gan’ki nugé xi, 
the help me, Wakanda, he said always they say. And snmmer when, 
regularly 
gaq¢a™ a¢a-bi yi, xagé-hna® ea™ca”-biamad. Niaci®ga diba a“ba gé wa¢ata- 
migrating they went, when, ines regu- always they say. Man four day the they ate 
they say cried larly (pl.) 
baji, ni cti ¢ata”-béji-hna”-biamé. Ha™ yi, ni ¢ata-bi-dé wa¢ate-hna”- 
not, water too they drank not regu- they say. Night when, water they they while they ate usually 
larly drank say 
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biama. Egi¢e t’a” yi, ag¢i-biama ta™wa™ ¢an‘di. Hau! ké, ca” ha. Anga- 
they say. Atlength harvest when, they came back, village to the. Ho! come, enough . Let 
they say 
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¢e taf, A-biamé. Gat add-biamdé gacfbe. Ha’ ega™tcé’qtci nuda™ a¢a-biama 
us go, said they, they And _ they went, they ane of it. Very early in the morn- towar they went, they 
say. say ing say 
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