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hos. ta'xas n'^'n'e* m nrtsta^haln^iite*k. nei ktsaqu'n*a

aa'kilno'ho's, n!c^n'e kul'a'k.ie*. ta'xas n'ila'n'e* nei na.u'te', klu'pxa ke'iinat am'a'kles. qaosaqa'ane*. n'akaklo'une* 20 aa'kuqto its aa'kilno'ho's patkeiii^'^ntek. qsama'lne* net na.u'te% qakil^'lne*: '^at matsmtsom^tsk/ii*e' a'm'a'k na qa^hanqluna'aWOuk,. qatwi'yne* nCi na.u'te*: '^qa'psins klu'ps- ki aa'kilno'ho's? qa^hanqlunawo'ukse* qanarom^tsk^'n'e* . a'm*a*ks. pal pa^qtsnana'se* a'm*a*ks. qayaaqa^naw^tsk^'kine'. 25 n'u'pXane* qOuS u'm*e's pai n^'n'se* am'a'k!e*s. no'hune' aa'kimk!namO'e*s sta :tq luna^xoq^a'atse*. ta'xas n'ila'n'e*. n'^tk^'n'e* qa'psins. n'ituk!sa'a«iik, la.unaxa'mek*. la.u^p?a- ne'ma'lne* aa*kiiiik!namo'e's. qak.ia'pse*: '^kaa kinaqa'- na*m? kusd^isqa^Xainita'was." qake'ine*: ^^nei ma koq^a'ke*, 30 huisal/tit nei ktsaqu'na aa'kilno'hos, ta'xas kuq!u"iniie' ku- haq Ima'ale'ts, hun'u'pXane* aa^k^bio'hcs. pai nukaYaXaiia'pine'. husatit^'tine* aa'kilno'ho's nei ma ktsaqu'na pal n'^'n'e* ku- I'a'k.le*; nei kuW^'lqa aa'k^lno'hos pal n'^'n'e* mtsta'hal." ta'xas qake'ine* yaqaqana'ake'ts ks^lao*'k^am'. n'u'pXaiie* 35 aa'kilno'ho's laqawa'se* neis na.u'te*s. tseika'te* pal lao'na'se*. tsrlmi'yit.s kqlu'mne'^nam, klckunuxa'^mnam. wr'lna*ms n'up- xa'lne* nci na.u'te* qa.o'kunuxa^mne*. wunek/t.se* tseikat^'lne*. n'upxa'lne* pal nV'n'e* upna'mo. pal n^upla'pse* aa*k^lno'ho*s n.eis k.la'mat pal nuk"a%lta'pse'. 40 Ta'xas huslq!a^pqalpalnem/lne* yaaqaqana'ake* k!o'uk!"e* na.u'te*.

71. Little Sun

Ho'ya's, hutsaqalqlanuxwa'te* nata^mklna'na. Qaak.luna'mne* ts!outs!u'q"a. qake'iiie* naso'uk^e'n: "huts- xal'anaxaka'ane*. qa'la mtsta^halnr'^ntik yaakalntyku'pka ? qake'iiie' nata^mklna'na: hutsxaltslma'xe*/' ta'xas p^'kla'ks 5 slyuk"iy^'t iiie * qats Ima'xe '. qalwiyna'mne * ks^lqats l^'na'm. ta'xas n'unanuqk^a'n'e*, ta'xas qaixuktsiya'mne*. ta'xas kqa*^- qask^'ni'l qOyS qana'xe* nata^n^klna'na. qalwiyna'mne* kts^al- qala'xam pal kwule'et.s. qa'l'at.li^t^tnamv'sine* ncists yaaqao"- xa'mke* kqawa*^kam^'tuk. qa'hak.luna^mne* kqawa'^kam^'tuk. 10 k!unanu'qk"a kqaixuktsiya'mne*. qakilkqaixuktsiya^mne* n'up- xa'lne* nata^mklna'na neiS qaka'xe* lartiiiu^k.latmu'me'k. qalwiyna'mne* wa'lk"a*s ksilts!^'ka*m ts!outs!u'q"a*'s. palqqaap- saaka'te* tsa'quna'ne'. s^lqa.upxal/siiie* pa*l nalnu^kupqa'ane'. qakilr'lne*: qOuS sn^t.la'ane* naso'uk^e'n/' ta'xa nei naso'uk^e'n 15 qa'k.le*kqa.e*txa^me*nqa'me*k. tmaxa'^nme*. ta'xastinaxa'mna- m^'siiie* ktsxaltuqKsqa'ke* ncis yaaqakxa'mke* neiS nasOu- k^^'n'e's nata^mklna'na qala at.lr'siiie' ku'p^'qa tdna'm'u.


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