Nit espuns wikwelan metcinelidcihi pokumkesis naka w'sakiulan
el-keplasik wiutci-sakhiyat k'tci pokumk naka w'mektunyakw'han.
Wedci-lithasit "wetckowi w'lit-hasoltidcik nidcanisuk;" nit
wiwisatekwan; "etudci w'lithasusolti‛tit nimiyi‛tit." Petcia;
katama-te-lo wen madce-siu. Nit w'pilwithasin; ke‛kw's waplesso. Kamatc
neksa-kwulpithasa m'sakiyo. S'laki-te w'not'wal wik'wus'l; w'sakitkwihin
el-malkasuk. Metc w'sami wasiswiu w'kisadcmin, kenok-lo kamatc nsutweyo.
W'pakikatm'n mekses; w't'li-wikhosin eskwatonat naka wiuniu w'tonik:
"haha," w'mitâkw's'l (sic!) it'mul: "ni-ta nk'tcitcya, tahalo-te
eli-p'mau-sit; espuns nit." Ni-te-na w'madcephekwalan. Nanakiu
(w')tel-mikwut Pokumk wiskilwehenakw'so sluyat pusket-kw'n (kesena:
epusiyakwem) tahalop w'skidcin.
Espuns w't-elapman: "ah, katama kak epusiyakwem nkisi-nepakowun.
Pakw'yaskwe yaka nepihit." Pokumk na w'k'tcitci‛ton eliat; w't-elian
elmi-walskekekw; p'tcipton peskw'n'l ni tukmat espunsul tan-te
etu-takek. Nit pusketesen; sipelipetwesen espuns wunyak'n'k naka
kul-meso eli-puspek; tepet-lo w't'lithasin pokumk espuns nit wilitpan
m'si-te w'natetemowanul. En yaka w'matcahan. Nit espuns
w't'li-sanke-wusit teki Pokumk matcahat. Nek'm na w'matcahan.
K'tci m'teaulin kak nakikau; wakeses w'k't'kik-w'lalat. Nit elmiyat;
petcosan eyolti‛tit k'tciyawiwuk epidcik et'liknatidcihi wa‛sis.
W'tiyan: "k'matc menakadceyo eli-madceknekw wasisuk; nilun
n'm'kinansnuk." Nikt wuli epidcik w'tiyanya: "tanuplo aptc tan
nt'li-kisiknanen;" "nit-ta k'nestomolnia nilun elelo‛ket; pawatnuk
w'nuksakinya, nkitcita-phan'wuk nsamakwan enkwetci t'pok; ipa
peskw makoyikw; k'nestomolnia elelo‛ket k'ti-nuksaknut."
W'milan peskwul. W'madcephan sipok; w'totem'n pekw'm naka
w'piselan wasisul; wespasa‛kiwik w'nadciphan wedci-muskeladcil.
Asekithasoltowuk to epidcik. Eli-aseki-kisetolit, nit m'siu-te kesi‛tit
epidcik ponanya w'nidcaniswa sipok aptc welakwiyik. Ni-te na
espuns wutci-wiwisa-matcahan w'k't'kik-lo-wasiskok. M'sī-te
wapalkikw'dcoltukmetcinetuk.
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Aptc k'tuk wikwam w'petciyan; etelelhetidcik epidcik w'lik'n ewe‛ke-tit
metekninakwak t'litutit m'tekw'yil. W'tiyan: "kamatc menakdci-nakw't
eli-litwekw yut'l; nilun n'm'tkinansnuk ntcikwamenenwul skwutewamkok;
tceke milikw ewekemek; k'ti-kim'lnya;" w'milan peskw'n;
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