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p. 27 --

e tt	K tt Ki.	i ne Ki se de.	e lA.	tt n K.
Édja	gadjâgi	inekireje.	Epa	djanâga
There	that time on	he went alone.	Thence	everyone

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w d	m se Ki.	A dow Ki.	Ki nolo	Ki K stt deAe.
wajâ´	mârégi	hajuwagi	"kinûp´"	kikarádjce.
everything	in the world	it is on	"brother"	he called it.

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Ai roAoKo w Ai	w Ki K stt deAe.	w wo Ki tee de.	A ntt
Hisûkwahí	wakikaradjce.	Wawogit'eje.	Hanâtc´
His "younger brethren"	he called them.	He addressed them.	All

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p. 28 --

w n Ki xoKo de.	Ai tee s.	wi Ki rKe de.	e Ki.	ow Ai K tt
wanâgixgûje.	Hit'era	wagisgeje.	Égi	'úwahigadjâ,
he had mutual understanding with them.	Their language	he was the same with them.	And	as he went along,

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te we s Ki.	Ao doo Ki d.	A xele se K tt.	te we s Ki.
dewéraki,	hoc'ógijâ	haxeberegadjâ,	dewéraki,
to his wonder,	a knoll	as he was in sight of,	to his surprise,

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tteAe	to Ki d.	e Ki	o tte de.	Ao Ao
tce	dokijâ	égi	'ûdjéje.	"Hohó,"
buffalo	an old, large one	there	it was.	"Oh oh,"

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p. 29 --

e de	m s.	A Ke	A too t ni Ki di.	de tt n
éje.	"Mâra	hâké	hat'ûdanîgiji,	jedjanâ
he said.	"The arrow	not	if I had not thrown it away,	now

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te e	tee A n K.	w Att n.	e de.	e Ki.
dee	t'ehanâga	wahadjanâ,"	éje.	Égi
this one	I would have killed [and]	I would have eaten,"	he said.	And

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w o de.	m Ai s.	A K s ni.	w ow Ki.	xA wi
wa'ûje:	mahira	hagarani	wa'ûwagi	xawi
he did thus:	the knife	he had	with him	hay

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lA tt n K.	w KidiKi	ni rKe.	w Aiy n K.
padjanâga	wâkcik	nisge	wahianâga
he cut [and]	person	like	he made them [and]

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p. 30 --

Ao Ki Kixi	Ai tte tte Ai de.	e tt	ni Ke	Ko Ke Ke se de.
hogîgîx´	hidjedjéhíje.	Édja	nîgé	gokekereje.
in a circle	he had placed them.	There	a place	he left open.

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m A xitti Ki	e tt.	e Ki.	Ai tt
Mâhaxdjîgi	édja.	Égi	hidja
A very muddy place [it was]	there at.	And	there

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Ao w se de.	ttAe tte K	e tt.	Ao Ao.	Ai roAoKo A s.
howareje,	tcédjega	édja.	"Hohó,	hisûkhara,
he went to,	the buffalo	there.	"Oh ho,	my younger brother,

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e Ki	o tte de tte s.	Ai roAo Ki tti	w so tts.	s doKo ni o se.
égi	'ûdjejedjera	hisûgidjî	warudjara	racgûnî'ûre.
here	he is	my younger brother	eating	without worrying.

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p. 31 --

A Ke	n tteKe	wo ttAi ni se.	w ni Ki leAe riAi wi	miy n Ki Kette n.
Hâké	nâdjge	wotcinîre,	wanikipesîwî	mîyânâgikdjenâ,"
Nothing	heart	do not let it bother,	I am watching them for you	[I will sit,"]*

*the last two phrases are translated as, "I will keep a watch for you of them".

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e de.	e rKe	ttAe tte K.	w K n s.	o xitti de.
éje.	Ésge,	tcédjega	wakanara	'ûxdjîje.
he said.	Therefore,	the buffalo	feeding	very much it did.

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K tt.	we de.	Ai roAo Ki tti.	w Kidi Ks.
Gadjâ	wéje,	"Hisûgidjî,	wâkcikra
When	he said,	"My younger brother,	people

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p. 32 --

Ao Ki Kixi	so K n n.	te Ki	dA n.	Ko Ke n.
hogîgîx´	rokananâ.	Dégi	cana	gokenâ."
surrounding	there are many.	Here	only	there is an opening."

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e Ki.	Ki ritti	Ki si tte K tt.	te we s Ki.	Ao Ki Kixi
Égi	gisîtc´	kiridjégadjâ,	dewéraki,	hogîgîx´
[And]*	it raised up**	as it did,	to his surprise,	surrounding them

*the translation has "when".
**the translation adds, "its head".

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w Kidi Ks.	so K n de.	w Ke K.	e tt	dA n
wâkcikra	rokánaje.	Wagéga	édja	cana
people	there were very many.	Whereof he spoke	there	only

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p. 33 --

Ko Ke de.	e rKe	eyo Ki nK deAe.	K tt
gokeje.	Ésge	eyoginâkce.	Gadjâ
there was an opening.	So	it ran that way.	When

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m A. Ki riAi si de.	e tt.	m Ai s	Ai Koow n K.	tee Ai de.
mâha kisirije,	édja	mahira	hik'ûwanâga	t'ehije.
he was mired,	there	the knife	he used it [and]	he killed it.

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e Ki.	e tt.	no ttAo mi n Ki.	e tt.	A ni Aiy n K.
Égi	édja	notcominâki.	Édja	hanihiyanâga
And	there	wooded growth it was.	There	he took it, then

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Ao w ro de.	a	Aoyi doAo so s Ai	ow n K*	w o tte Ki di.
howazûje.	A	hoicororahi	'ûwanâga	wa'ûdjegiji,
he began to skin it.	Arm	with the right one	he did it [and]	[as] he was doing [it]

*in the MS an /A/ has been erased and overprinted with an /ow/ .

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p. 34 --

a	Aoyi s tteKe s	w o de.	a	rA niKi
a	hoirádjkera	wa'ûje,	a	sanîk
arm	the left one	it did it,	arm	the other one

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A ni tti nK deAe.	tteAe s.	Ao K sy Koo s.	ne	A ni n.
hanîdjínâkce,	tcera.	"Hokaraík'ûra,	ne	haninâ,"
it grabbed	the buffalo.	"Give it back to me,	mine	it is,"

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a n K	w o de.	so dtt ne.	m AiyK Kese	y ow n K.
ánâga	wa'ûje.	"Rucdjâ´ne.	mâhîyakere	ya'ûwanâga
he said	as it did it.	"Stop it.	This knife	I will use and

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p. 35 --

m ni Ko no Ko no Ki Ktt ne n	e de.	Ki so dtt se Ai de.
manikunukunukikdjanenâ,"	éje.	Kirucdjarehije.
I will cut you to pieces,"	said he.	Let go it did.

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di Ke	o de.	o riye tt	A ni tti nK deAe.	di Ke
Jigé	'ûje.	oziedja	hanîdjínâkce.	Jigé
Again	it did it.	On the wrist	he took hold of.	Again

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Ao w ro se K tt.	o tti se de.	e xitti	a w ni s.
howazûregadjâ,	'ûdjireje.	Exdjî	awanira
as he started to skin it,	it repeatedly did thus.	His own	his arms

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Ki Ki tK w Ki Ki.	w o tte de.	o tt o*	a s.
kikidakwagigi	wa'ûdjeje.	'ûdja'û	ára
he made to quarrel	he was doing.	While doing thus,	the arms

*the final /o/ is inserted above the line with a caret.

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p. 36 --

Ki Ki r w Ki Ki de.	a	Ao sy tteKe s.	m Ko no Ko noKo deAe.
kikizawagigije.	A	horaidjkera	makunukunukce.
fighting he made them.	Arm	the left one	he cut all up.

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Ao Ao.	e de.	tt Ko o	di Ke	te e
"Hohó,"	éje,	"djagú'û	jigé	dee
"Oh! Oh!"	he said,	"why	[again]	this

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w o Ko ni.	xoAo riKi xitti A Ki.	e de.	a s.
wa'ûgûnî?	Xusgixdjîhagi,"	éje.	ára
did I do?	I have made myself suffer so,"	he said.	Arm

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p. 37 --

w ni s	ro K n tte de.	e Ki.	e tt	K tt K.
wanira	rokanadjeje.	Égi	édja	gadjâga
blood	there was very much.	And	there	then

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ttAe s.	Ai K s Ki deAe se de.	so dtt Ki di	di Ke
tcera	hikaragicereje.	rucdjâgiji,	jigé
the buffalo	he dressed it.	When he got through,	again

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to w se de.	e tt.	w Ky se ra de.	w niKi	niKi
dowareje.	Édja	wagaires'aje.	Wanîk	nîk
away he went.	There	they would say it.	Birds	little

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wy se ra de.	Ko te.	Ko diAi Ki	w Ktt K K.
waires'aje,	"Kodé!	gucígi	Wakdjâkaga,"
they would say,	"Say,	over there	Trickster,"

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p. 38 --

ay s n K.	Kiyr nK	Ai se ra de.	Aow.	Ai soyi se
airánâga,	giyasanâk	hires'aje.	"Howá!	hiroire.
they would say, [and]	to flee	they would do it.	"Ay!	[they are] naughty.

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w niKi	diAi diAiKi	niKi	w n Kese.
Wanîk	cicik	nîk	wanakere
Birds	[bad]	little	[that were speaking]

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tt xitti	ay se.	w n Ki.	e de.	de Ko de.
djáxdjî	aire	wanagi?"	éje.	Jegû´je.
what	they are saying	I wonder?"	he said.	It was so.

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Ai Ko tt Ko s.	Ai d	A tt K.	de rKe	Ai Ky se ra de.
Higûdjagura	hijâ	hadják,	jesge	higaires'aje.
Whatsoever	one	he would see,	that	they would call him.

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p. 39 --

Ko te.	w Ktt K K.	e Ki	owK dA n.	Ai Ky se ra de.
"Kodé!	Wakdjâkaga	égi	'uwâkcanâ,"	higaires'aje.
"Say,	Trickster	here	he is going,"	they would say.

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