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mistahi sakdyiw, pisisik uski-mdtusah dkutdwahkj dkwah kaydsi- 
mistikwah, mdyi-mdtusah dkutowank. dkwah pdnaham, d-kutawdt. ati- 
tipiskdyiw. 
kisiwdk dtah dh-isimasowit, ‘‘ mihtih, mdtusi-mihtih, oma nika-pondn, ” 
dy-itdyihtahk, utinam. 
dmis dh-tdtahk, “ had ! ” k-dtwdyit ohi mistikwa. 
pdnihdw. ntsawdts akdmihk, akdmiskutdw andskdw nlpisiyah masku- 
siyah mlna. nama mih-nipdw. 7nistahi yotiniyiw, dkwah dh-mispuniyik, 
kdtahtawd dtdh ndmawan kikway kd-pdhtahk aw oskinlkiw. kdtahtawd dh- 
itdpit, kd-pd-pdh-pahkisiniyit. utdsiyiwa did asastdyiwa ; namwdts tahku- 
pitamiyiwa, 
‘‘ dhdhdhdy, ndhkmn ! wdh-kawatsiw amd ndhkuin ! hdhdWf hd, ndhku, 
dkutdh anih apih, wdwdskdsiw d-kih^nawaswatak, d-kih-miswak, nindstu- 
wdkundmun. wdpahkih nka-ntawi-nipahdw, ndhkd. wiyds kika-rmisin- 
dnaw. ” 
“ hddy, ndsisimis, usdm mistah dh-ndhtdhkatdydn, dtdh kd-yjlkihk, 
dkutd dy-ispitsihk, aspin kd-wdpinikawiydn, dh-wanisiniydn. ” 
“ d, idpwd, ndhkd, ka-klwdhtahiin dtdh kd-nnkihk, wdpahki, kd-nipahaki 
wdwdskdsiw. niwih-nikuhtdn ; usdm ka-kawatsin. ” 
ah-iskunamawdw utdsiyiwa, mlnah umaskisiniyiwa dh-tahkupitamwdt. 
mistahi kitimdkdyimdw dhkumah. 
“ d, ndhkd, niwih-nipdn. kakwd-pdnamdsu, ” itdw dhkumah. 
“ hdy, ndsisimis, kaskihtdydni, nika-pdndn, ” itik dhkuma. 
idpwd nipdw aw oskinlkiw, namuya d~nipdt, d-wih~waydsihdt, “ dwakdw 
awa nimandtsimdkan, ” dh-itdyihtahk. 
kltahtawd, “ ndsisd, nkawatsin ! ” itik. 
dhtsi piku tdpiskdis dh-nipdt, “ hhhrr^ ! ” dh-iiwdt aw uskinlkiw. 
kltahtawd awa ndiukdsiw kd-waniskdt, “ ndy / mdtwdwanih nimistikum 
nka-takuhd ! ” k-dtwdyit. 
dkwah ntuhtawdw. dpahamiyiwa dtdh^ isi ; pdtih dh-kaskipitdyik 
maskihkiy. 
ndy, namaydw ! dpi^nikan dtsik dma ! ” itwdw awa ndiukdsiw. 
astdw. kutak dtdh is dpahikdw, kutak dh-utinahk maskihkiy, “ ndd, 
dwaku / ” k-dtwdyit. dkwah md-mdkwahtam mistsikus awa ndiukdsiw. 
dkwah maskihkiy sdmihtitdw dkutah. 
“ tsdh, dyakw dtsik dma mistikwak k-dh-UMhakik ! ” itwdw. 
dkwah dh dsisima, umis Itisinam, d-imh-sdmahwdt dh dskinikiwa. 
nawatinamwdw uspituniyiw. 
“ tsd, wdnikund-mahkay I " 
nawatinamiyiwa uma mistsikus. 
“ ddd, ndsisd, tsdskwah pitah ! dsay kisdkdtsihin, ” itik ; “ hd, ndsisd, 
tsdskwah ayisiyiniw ta~nihtawikihitdw nlkdn dtdh. ydskihtak kit-dtinamwak. 
dkutah kit-dh-klsdnak awdsis^ unh-dhpikitsih, nlstah kit-dhpikihak. mdka 
pahkisimuhk nk-dtaskdn. ‘ ndiukdsiw nipawdtdw,’ itwdtsi ayisiyiniw, 
kiia-tdpwdw. hdw, dkusi, ndsisd, sdmahun. ” 
sdmahwdw dhkumah dm ohtsi maskihkiy. pot dwa mistik dh-klskipayit 
klh-nlpawiw. dkusi mistikdw awa ndtukdsiw. 
^ Deep breathing (not snoring) is imitated. 
® Gesture to bosom-fold of garment. 
® Infants were (and sometimes still are) kept in the “moss-bag” which is filled with 
crumbly wood. 
