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Xaiia'^taps papa'^es tsxalya'qaqna'ake-. ta'xas kultse'ikat neis

nul'a'qaiia's. nCiS qana'xe* klunanm^'tuks. n'u'pXane* samt.- 

lanam^'sine*. tmaxa'^mne'. ta'?:as wa'milnik^'t.se*. tsEma^kl^F- ^sqatlle./tine*. qakla'pse* neis ktina'xa'm: M*, qa'psins xma ksilaqaha'kq?, ka'pa't!? qakla^pse* aqsakaxam^'le"n alkmu^klkoxa'mal. ta'xas ya.uk"e'ika'm n'it^o'uine'k. ta'xas n'o^yankina'pse*. qao^saqa'ane*. qanla'lte* a'kmaq!- a'n^es. k.layo"xam kw^'lqle*. n'^txo'uine'k you^aqanm^'te' klo'yas. yOuXaqanmitxa'me'k. ta'xas s^lqa.it!ko'une' at qa^kalqar^tk'n'e*. qahakqa'aiie* nei nul'a^qaiia neiS qanla'lit ak'maqla'n'e's qo hanit.la'ake'. qake^ne* nei nuFa^qana: "hoi, sk^kqlme'qoku^muqh'lko*/' ya.uk"e'ika*m kuVmeia'k.le' mtsta'hal* wunek't.se* a'a*ke* klaqanla'lit aa'k'maq!a'n'e*s qo hanit.ta'ake* aVke* laqake^ne* kw^'lqle* neis ma sdya'qake'ike*. qake'ine*: '^ta'xas maats la.^sqatBe'e't. ta'xa nei nul'a'qaiia at scVcikc'n'^' ntip/k!as. qakil^'lne* ya.uk^e'ika'm: "ta':^a lu'n'u. wa^s^l*aqunam/le'n nci nul'a'qana pe^'k!a*kstsxal*a- alqa'kaqu'lne* h^nlaxa'miL n'upka'qol maats tsupxaii^'siiie*. ta'xas yu'uX^a'mn'antso'uX^a'm*, ta'xas n^'nko* hmtsxal'aoqo- xaxa'^mne* yaqso'^mil. ta'xas nmtslaholqu'lne* neis yaaQaqa- na'ake* neiS kqa'lwiy ktsxal'u 'pie's, hmtsxalqak'n'e*. ta'xas h^nlaalqana'qoi h^nlayo'uXwa'm. ta'xas hmtsxalyOuXwaqa^n- mitxa'me'k k!oya qa'psin. hmtsaVutsklapalt^'le'k hm'u'pxa nakq ImeqOuku^muqh'lko. a'a*ke* laha'q Ime'qouku^muqh'lko*. ta'xas hmtsxalqake'ine*: *ta'xas maats la.r^sqatBe'et.' ta'xas hmtsxal* aa^lqakaqu'lne * hmtsxalyOu?:a'xe tsxalsak- qa'ane*. tsxalVnqa'pte'k kwr'lqle*. ta'xas hmtsxaltsuk^a'te* a^pe*swok!ona'L ta'xas nulqakil^'lne* ya*uk"e'ika*m. ta'xas .lats!ma'xe laqao^'xa'xe*. n'u'pxane* neiS nul'a'qaiia'^s qai'lm slu^pkaqu'ise* qa.upxana'pse*. ta'xas yOu?:a'se' neiS aa*kuq!yu'- muk!s. ta'xas nmko'e's ya.uk^e'ika'm }a.oqoxaxa"mne* iahol- qu'tne*. sakFoqoha^'kqa'pse' neiS kwanu'qkins n'^'nse* a'- kulatsl^'se's neiS at kwanu'qkns. ta'xas tsuk^a'te* ya.Tik"e'i- ka'm. tsCika'te* nci nura'qana yaqso^m^'l'e*s pai pe^'kla'ks s^lahulqu'lse* ya.uk"e'ika'ms. pal qatal^op^'lne*. qak'hie': "la.upkaqu'le'n'. qatseikat^'lne* nei nul^a'qaiia. yimaqlan- ke'ine*. ta'xas qayaqa'wOuS qa^oxal'^tuwitsqu'lne* ya.uk"e'i- ka'm. tsuk"a'te* aa*kulats!^'se's nCiS nura'qaiia's. qake'iiie* nei nuFa'qana: "maats qunya'xan^ m hakqa'ake* :xale'ine*/' ta'xas kqunya'xa qake'ine*: "maats xunaqk'ne'n'. ta*'?:as kxuna'qke'ii. nawasxo'umek ya.uk^e'ika'm. qake'ine*: " alqanme'iiitka'nawe*, he he ha, he he ha! " Ta'xas n'^la'n'e* nei nul'a'qana. ya.uk"e'ika'm la.upaqu'lne'.

latmaxa'^mnc* aa'kt.ta./se*s. n'^txo'ume'k. yo'xa^qa'nm^t^a'-


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