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Loks-te; metc w'skitcinwi mutc'hant. "Meskw," it'mok, "n'metcin." Katama

na ke‛kw nepohoko; sak'li-na kisi-kwasela.

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Nit yokt wesiwestidcik w'madcekautinya. Malem-te pitkau tesakwiu

esp'tnesil wutc; nit pon'mo‛tit k'tci penapskw petkwapskek;

w'tiyotm'nya: "tceke-enautoltine" naka kwulpikem'nya eweketidcil k'tci

epusiyil. Nit madce-tepikwehe tekiu tcentesuk emekyakiu. Nek'ma-lo

w'todci-kwaskwinya, metcimiu maliyotm'nya (wikutmu-wanya;

w't-enaukakunya).

Katama sipk-askowasiwiyik; epi‛tit et'lakw'si‛tit notm'nya kekw'se

wetcko-takwak stepal ke‛kw keskauwiyuk pemakwi‛kok. Kenok nit k'tci

penapskw; wekayauwiks makiyewus atlasimwiwus tcikowi; seslaki sapiye

pemakwikok; nuktcuktekwa sakli epusi litakwet tahalo petakyik; ansa

w't'li-tumitekwa epusi tahalo m'skikwul, wetcyak tahalo-te kisautesk;

piyemi et'li-sika-kwaskek sp'm'k. Kisi m'teaulin elitwiye-wik penapskw.

Ewasiswit puskekapwesin tahalo athosis, kenok-lo k'tci w'skidcinwit

naha-te kisi-m'teaulinwi-k'lusit: "noogoon ooskudes-kuch," yut-li

"wawîk'n w'li-p'skweyo tahalo-te metcimiu." Yut-lo k'tci penapskw

metci-elmikw'he elmi-piswukiskw tekiu eli-tikeputek elmi-metakwak

elmulamsuk.

Nit na ewasiswit w't-iyal wawikn'l: "cagoose weji smooktumun?" Nit not'k

keskimataswi k'loswâk'n w'skinis tcipkitakw't: "ntenin paho;" (naka)

"nlukon paho; nkatul paho," naka-te m'siu eli-peku wuskat tahalo-te

metcimiu tekiu nit matce-wekimetpun aptc kisi-wulesu naka nit

metchinetpun aptc p'mau‛so. W't-itm'n tahalop wen tokiyat: "tan nil

nkisi-elokhan?"

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W'simis'l m'siu w'nkayak-not'makol. Nit kamwiskilwehe. Tan etutci

w'kâyit Loks, kat te‛po kekeskw. W't-itm'n w'keyowâk'n'k; "nil-pal

w'skitcinwi-mutc'hant nekem-te kisi-pal-nepaku sips naka penakpswul naka

katama ikalawi (kesena ikalsiwi?)." W'matcekautinya k'tci‛kok;

w'matcyaphuminya elmi-kowaskok pedci-te epusi‛kok; nit elaphumu‛tits

meskumu‛tit wiunututwatm'nya; k'tci penapskwul pek-makwetoltidcil teki

nokamkitemu‛tit teki-te tewipekw't (kesena:-p'kw't). Yut Loks

eli-ap'nkutasit (kesena: ikalsit).

Kenok-lo asekso; nut eli-penlit penapskwul w'k'sikwelpeton tewipkw't

mekseweyidcik, amodcalkwesis'k (kesena: petkwapskwusisidcik)

peke-lowidcik

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