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w'tels'nwâk'n. Nil etutci sitakwelat Pukdcinskweswul epusik. Nit

et'li-sidcimitckisit; katama kisi madc'hewi‛kw.

Nima‛kwsowes naka Kuloskap matcekautowuk wikwam'k. Wut-lo Pukdcinskwes

penapsk'wi t'm'hîk'nsis w'tiyin naka t'laknis-kamatc-sik'loke naka

w'kisi-k'tohosin. Pokumk w'not'w'l mitetcikilidcil en-kwetci-t'pok.

Wespasa‛kiwik w'petcian eyilit; kinhan-to-winakwot epus kelmik

w'pakam'k; owikwinyanya naka w't'lintowamanya: "wut et'li-nektahat

sak'm'l m'ni‛kok; enteke w'klikwahan sak'm sidci epusik."

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Nit Pukdcinskwes m'teaulin etutci-te-kwesilwahat naka kekhik'loket;

w't-ask'mi-matcephowaman w'skitapyil; el'mi-kehikwik tahalo-te pis'wi

mals'm. W't-elkwipohan Pesamkw; w't-epin k'wāsnok; w'titm'n: "t'ketc-lo

ke‛kwsetc nt'li-kisikwalpel's wetcitc-mudcimelwusito." Nit metē-westak;

w'titm'n: "ndcesweyin." Metc-te t'ke-pemkiskak tan eyit Pokumk, ni-ta

na-to kwihi Nima‛kw'sowes w'tiyin.

Nit itasik Pukdcinskwes na nekem w'nidcan'l ot'na kiwa‛kwi naka

keskemetaswino naka tcipina‛kw'sidcik; w'nidcan m'si mudcina‛kw'-solto;

k't'kihi wasis w'madc'kna; w'kisi-k'motnatmowan k't'kihi epilidcihi

w'likisaltilidcihi w'nidcanwa; w'madceknan tahalo-te nek'm w'nidcan.

Nitetc wetci skat tekw'sikw etutci-k'sikoltilit nek'm w'nidcan.

Nekw't w'kisi-k'motnalan w'skinosis'l. S'laki wen w'tekwetcimolan;

w'tiyan: "kat nit kil kikwus." N'miyat w'p'han'mom naka w'siwes nit

wedci kisinsitwuk tahalo-te mudci weyusis'k. Ni-te na el-matoti'-tit;

nek'm-lo w'li‛ko. W't-ekwetcimolan wikwus'l: "ke‛kw nit wedci εleyik?"

Wikwusowal t'li-asitemal: "nikte-na n'mikw'soltop'nik nipayi,

kiluspetyiu(?), kil pusetiwi wasis."

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