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5 naso'k"e'n*s skr'nku-ts', yama'kpa'l, ma'ak&r kiakqalouk, r'nlak, la'to'q! qoqu'ske'. wust!ala'ane* nei ta'xa ktste^'nam. laxa'xe* sak-lunam/'sine*. qakilr'lne*: "qa'psin k/n'o'tkeilt" qake'iiie*: "hou&rlwats!nala'ane*." qakiL'bie' tapdsJwa'tsl- na'mne* kak!a'nwats!ti'yaiiL qakiL'bie* skr'n'kuis: "qala 10 ktsxar^n/'lwatsir' * qake'ine*, "tsxalVn'e* la'to'qL" nei haak.lo'uke* qake'ine*: kam/na'la tsxal'r'n'e' s^'n'a." qak- Ta'miie': 'iia'xa. ta'xas kxo'na'm nefS wu'o's qo's qana'xe* skf'nku'ts. qawa'ka'1'u'pkaxo'na'kse* yaqso^me'ls. hiqloXu- n/'bie'. qakrlne* latoq !na'iias : "hiisl*o*q!oxiir'bie' na yaq- 15 some*L nei h/iik!a'nwaats! h/ntslaqawakawa'tslne* lunts!- qa^kala^kawitsqo'^k!unka'kane*." ta'xas k!a'n*wats! net ki'as. ta'xas nei kyuna'qa aqtsma'kin/k ! nak.4witsk-bie' qa'las la- yuwa:kni/'qo's ksr'l'ips, ta'xas ktsxaltslhu'q"a. s^'n'a n'^'n'e* kqahu'q^a'L at sFaqaqa'pse* neiSts la'xatwa'tslxa'lts at dqanal- 20 wa'tslne*, sl'a'qaqa'pse* at kqaho'q"a*l. ta^:^as na^krfw^skdir'l- ne* nCiSts slwa'lkwayr't.se*. qak/'lne* skr'n'ku*ts latoq !na'na's. naa qa'skeilha'luk.le'et ta'xas tsxaltsl'aYuwa'kme^^u'qune' sr'n'a. ta'xas qo* h/ntslaqanawa'ts!ne'. ta^xas to'xwa tsd^- walkwayr'tine* qo's krlya^qanalklanwa'tske* s^'n'ats qak^'- 25 a'kaltSimo'ukune'. ta'xas k!a^kaltsu'mokts qaVune'k^'t.se* la'awakmewisu'kune*. ta'xas nalok. lee 'tine* sok^ilq !o'kuna'ni- ne* koqaka"nam. ta'xas lats!mawa'ts!ne* la^uqlna'na. n*u'pxane* kt&rlhoq"a'ka*. ta'xas k.laaka'wats!. Qake'ine* nei naso'uk^en sk^'nkuts: ta'xas hutsla^ts !^naxa- 30 la'ane*. pal koslhoq^na'was.^' laxa'xe* a'*ke sak.lonam^'sine'. qakib'bie*: qa'psink.'n'o'tkeil? qake'ine* "husrlwatslnrfa'ane'." qakib'lne*: '*qa'psin kalwa'tslnam? qake^neT "qa'psin h/n- qalwe'ykeil. qakil/lne*: '*huts*^wats!nala'ane* kdnoqo^kax- na'mnam/' qakib'lne*: ^^qa'lan* qla'kpak/'txoul tsxaltshoq^a'l- 35 ne,' qak/lne* sk/'nkuts alaqa'lt les: qa'la kts«m'lwa-ts!? qake'ine- ma'aka: hutsxal'/ne-." qakil/lne*: "maats, h^nl- qlakpak/'txoul. qake'ine* ktsxa'l'en n'als.ntek. naqa'aiie- kqastsumqa'qa neis k.4noqoVkaxnamna'nies. qataltsxa'n'e* n'/nse* tsa'es neiS ma'aka's. nei ta'xa hak.lo'uk"e* n'^'n-e- 40 kqastsumqa'qa yu'w^qla'nak. ta'xas kL'tlqaoxo'na'm. ta'xas yaakaxm/tyaxna'mne* nei ktsk.laqna'nam. qanaqkuplaltr'lne' ma'aka. ts!m'o'k!".'nlatil'/ktikmrtxo'ulne-. n'o'k!"rnlatiy^'Its- ha'qaAmo'xona'titmo'lne*. na'lqlanteixa'lne* k.laxa'nxo 1 lao-^nila'qxaqku'plalt.lnets latsirnm^txo'ulne. qa'nqa'mik kia- 45 qka'loukts n'u'pXane* neiS tsa'es. pe^'kiaks pai tsr.nse- up'na'- mo's. nuqo^kxamu'mek. ta'xas laxanxo'une- neis yuw^sqla'na- ksts kqa-^naqkupla'lte*. ts L^nha^q !mak!axna'kse* neistskqa'na--

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