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B!dqo't lama'lne*. ta'xas k lunanu'qka*. ta'xas so^kM'oxo^nat/t-
ne'ine* ok!"quna ks^lwalkwa'yct. ta'xas kts^tmi'ye't, ta'xas 45 lawa'xe' nei mtsta'hat. qia'pe* qalwiyna'mne* neists kts?:aTm nata'n'eik!. qakit^'lne* nei mtsta'hal: "h/ntsxal'^'n'e* nata'- neik!.'* kts^tmi'y^t.sts ta'xas lats!ma'?:e* o*'k!"quna ksla^maU'k- tsGil ktsxa'l'm nata'neikls. nci nao'kl^e* n^tsta'hat nei ktsar qu'n'a saosaqa'ane*. qakil/tne*: ^'n^'nko hmtsxaltslma'xe* na 50 kts^hni'yit. hmtsxat'/ne* kts^lmet^lnu'qka/' ta'xas ts!m*a'xe*. qawunek^'tiiic* kts^hni'yeit yuwakmEiiuqka'iie* kts^bnet^lnu'q- ka* n'upsta^tiyilhu^kluky^'tine* y^'smwunmey^'tke* ts^bney^ na'm'u. kkanmi'y^t lawa'xe*. qakil^'hie*: "ta'tine's ts^fd*- ^'ne* yokwiyetna'm'us nata'n'eikls. m'nko h^nts^al'^'n'e* 55 ktsdme^tilnu'qka*." na ki'a's nata'n'Oik! n'asts nV'n'e*; n'^'n'e na ki'as n^tsta'hal ta'xas q^a'pe* qalwiyna'nme' kse'it- sOukHs souk^^lqlokna'mne*. ta'xas stokn^'lne*. Sa'hamtwi'yne* sk^'nkuts. qalwi'yne*: hut'o'prl net nata'- n*eik!/' ta'xas n'^tVuk^m'teik; ta'?:as a'*ke* n'aimaka'ane*. 60 ta'xas tslma'xe* ts^hney^tna'mu's qo's tsxalya'qa^kalyuwa^k- mEnu^qka'skets qaoxa'xe*. qaosaqa'ane* kkanme'yit. ta'xas sukxo'ume'k ncis qal'o^ndqakqa'ane*. ta'xas naV^tsnul- klo'une*. ta'xas yuwa^kmEnuqka'n*e ta'xas suknuiklo'une*. ta'xas tsxahn^'tXane* qanathaqlaku'pse* a'a'k!e*s. ts^d:q!an- 65 ku'pse;. n'^lqanm^'te*. ta'xas naqla^hkwa^'tine'. no'sanoxun- qa'ane*. qa*^m^tmq!o*^kupxu'sc* nas yana'ha'ks neiS tsxalya'a- qana'mke*. ta'xas pa*l kanlu'kpqa*. ta'xas nolu'qune*. ta'xas tsxat'houko'une*. n'u'pxanc* slqa^nama^nam/sine*. qa^oxal'a'^qa- pc'xar^txo'ume'k. wa'^m^Hmq !o*^kupxu'se* ts !e'nal'u^q?:alha^- 70 qlat^kwa^'t.se*. ok!"quna ke'ito's tsa'hats aa'kmana'^mists sA- xa^tknu'kune*. na aa*kik.tu'una'm n^upxa'hie* nei haqlalckwa'- et.^ qakya'mne* qa'psein: kst'a^qate'e't? qakya'mne*: lo'u- ne* sk^'n'kuts, Imtsxat'uta'n'e*/' qake'ine* sk^'n*ku*ts: ^^ne*s tsxatya'qa^nalhaqa'ake* aqtsma'kneik! nasts at sqaqana'ane* 75 neis tsxalho'uko* at tsxat'^txo'umek qa'^s na*qana*man*a'me*sts at tsxatxatknu'kune*/' ta'xa na* aa*k^k.tu'nam qakya'mne': maats at qa^qanapm^'tkcil neis ya^qaqana'ake* sk/n*ku'ts; na*s tsxalyaqa^nathaqa'ake* aqlsma'kneik! maats at k.lm- q!o./mu nata'n'eikls/' qakya'mne': "ta'xas hmstu'pXane* at 80 hmtsya-^qaqana'ake*/' ta'xas sOukMqIokna'mne'ts lapa'^ts- qa^tsa'mne*. ta'xas slqa'qa'sane*.
49. Coyote's Contests
Qa*k.luna'mne*ts kinelwi'ytik sk/nkuts. qatwi'jrne* paJ ktstyuna'qwum neits yaaqanakdhaqwu'mke*. silkinilwiyteya'ate' neiS aa'k^k.luna'm^s at ya^qaoxaqahpnam/ske*. qak^'tne* al- i^. Or haqlatykwa'et.