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��po'gadja'wana'daba's pe'bam ho-'o'lut "Old ruffled head of hair is sailing about.

��kr'nau kr'nau See him! see him!"

awe'rra ge - 'dawi'ntak agwedji-'molan "Who that singing?" he asked him.

e'kwadji'ksi'da'we eVaga-'na' unafa'gos-a "Dont" listen, it is clams." He walked ashore,

ama'djin awr'gwomuk be'djo'set

he went to his wigwam. When he came

wr'gwo'muk e'bagwatc ki'stemr'tcawa- to the wigwam, on account of it ready at once was*

��gan grzai/gwa saman food already cooked

��ktaha'rrdoskwe the sorceress.

��Kwurra'was udr'lan ge-'gwi'welo'san Long-Hair said to her, "Why did you come?

ke'labi'no'des'e ktaha'irdoskwe 1 i-'darn Get out of here !" The sorceress said,

a - 'ha' no'des-e' kami^'mi-wra'!!'

"Yes! I will get out, you have driven me away,

ke'nuk kadi- 'HI gode'ldamantc e'li- but I say to you you will be sorry how

mi-"mi-wi-ha'li-an ni-"kwup kadado"keul if you drive me out. Now I will tell you

elr'dabr'lak wu'ira na'kskwe e'tcwe'lmat what has happened, that girl you desired

kwo'zi-'lat se'nabal madje"kawa'dowak has run away with a man. They ran away,

ke'nuk ni-'a nawe-'welamo e-'rt but I I know where she is.

nda'haba gi'a' kamaska'o ke'nuk It is impossible you you find her; but

tcwelda-'mane kada"ki-'nosa'laltc

if you wish, I will show you."

Kwun-a'was awr'gada'man udlo"san Long-Hair was willing to go,

noma'djrna ktahan'do'skwal ma'lam they started the sorceress. At last

��be'djo'sak elama'dani-"kik udi'da'man they came among the mountains. She said

auha'n-doskwe' an-i-' gabedjo"san

that sorceress, "Now you have come

gwa"h'- e-'i'hi-'dit oda'lo'hwi -< gan udr'lan near where they are." She pointed, she said,

ne'i'hi-'dit nr'swak wa'djowak ni- "There are two mountains, there

awa"s-i e-'i'hi-'dit de'banuk ki - s beyond they are, soon after

basade-'ge kdlo"sa < nena note

nightfall we will go, and there

ngama's-ana'nena mala'm'te ki-s ba'sadek we shall take them unawares." Then after dark

��madji - 'na they went.

��ma-'lam'te At last

��gwa"Jr nama' near to where

��wa'djowak e - 'i'hi'dit udi - 'ian nehe" the mountains they were she said, "Now,

��gra you

��nr'ka'n'ose go ahead!"

��uni''ka'n - o'san He went on ahead

��Kwun - a'wos ma'lom'te eba - "s - i e'i-'t Long-Hair. At last half way he was,

��numi-"kawi- v dahada < man then he remembered

na'ste' ti'k-e"pode

Soon the earth rumbled,

��uga'dagwa'bi'zun his belt.

na'skwe gi's

then already

��wza'mi me"tsi gi'z we-'udji'te'si-nu

too late, already they collided

wa'djowak nomadje'lan ktaha'n-doskwe'

the mountains. Then she went the great sorceress

��wr'gwomuk to her wigwam.

Kwun-a'wasal Long-Hair.

n'doskwe' sorceress

Kwun-a'wasal Long-Hair.

��wuli-'daha'su She rejoiced

wi - 'kwi - 'dahasu She made fun

e'li'gr'zi' how she had

nana'kskwesis That young girl

��se'ka'wat conquering

ktaha'- the

ba'kada'wa fooled

a"tama not ever

��madji-'lewi-'sa e'bagwatc no na'kskwesi-'s went from home, on account of it that young girl

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