Hotcâk Syllabic Text -- The Twins Join Redhorn's Warparty
narrated by Sam Blowsnake|
ow Ki si se K tt
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te we s Ki.
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n Kiy d.
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Ao ta li se de.
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n Kow xeAe tey d
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'Ûwâkiriregadjâ,
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dewéraki,
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nâkijâ
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hot'âpireje.
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Naguaxedeijâ
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As they came on their way,
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unexpectedly,
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a road*
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they came on.
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A big road
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Ae se de.
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Ao tti dA n xitti
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Ai n riAitti tti se de.
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te we s Ki
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A Ai wo xA s wi K tt.
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hereje.
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Hodjicanâxdjî
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hinasîtcdjireje.
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Dewéraki,
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hahiwoxarawigadjâ,
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it was.
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A short time before
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the track was made.
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Unexpectedly,
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when they caught up to them,
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w Ks
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wo so A xitti
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w owK deAe.
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A Kitti se Ki.
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ow Ki w tt de.
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wâkra
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worohâxdjî
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wa'ûwâkce.
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Hakdjiregi,
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'ûwagiwadjaje.
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men
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a lot
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there were.
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The one behind,
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he saw them.
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Ai d
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Ai so n K Ki
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Ao Ki sK deAe.
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Ao ttAi ttAi ni Ks
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Hijâ
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hironâki
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hogirakce.
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"Hotcîtcînîkra
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The one
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[that he followed]
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he told it.
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"The boys
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no liAi wi
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w Ko xA s wi n.
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e de.
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di Ke
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e tt
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nûpiwi
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wâgoxarawinâ,"
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éje.
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Jigé
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édja
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two
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they have caught up to us,"
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he said.
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And
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[there]
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Ai d
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Ai so n K Ki
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Ao Ki sK deAe.
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to we
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Ai s Ki w se
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hijâ
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hironâki
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hogirakce.
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Dowe
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hirakíware
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the one
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[that he followed]
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he told it.
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[On]
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one to another
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Ao Ki sK se
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Ai se Ki di.
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Ao de tty tt
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Ai lA
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Ai tte de.
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hogiragare
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hiregiji,
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hojedjaî´dja
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hipa
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hidjeje.
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they told it
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[as they did,]
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to the end
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[thus far]
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it got to.
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A ntt
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n xoKo.
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Ai se de.
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e Ki.
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Ao to ttA xeAe te xitti d
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Hanâtc´
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nâxgû
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hireje.
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Égi
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hodutcuxedexdjî
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All of them
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to hear of it
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[they did.]
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And
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a big warparty
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w owK deAe.
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Ae doAo ttK
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Ai Ky se Ki di.
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e
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w ttAo do
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wa'ûwâkce.
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Hecutcka
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higairegiji,
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e
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watcóju
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it was.
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"Redhorn"
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the one called,
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he
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their leader
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w owK deAe.
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e
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to ttAo woKo s
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Ae se de.
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e Ki.
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wa'ûwâkce.
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E
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dotcôwokra
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hereje.
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Égi
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he was.
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He
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the warleader
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he was.
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And
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Ke ni
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de de rKe
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ay s ni ne tt
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w wi lAe se rK deAe.
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Ae doAo ttK.
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kéni
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jejesge
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airaninedja,
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wawiperezakce.
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Hecutcka
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before
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it
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they had said,
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he knew about it.
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Redhorn
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to ttA
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m s ttse tt.
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m Ki s tti s n K.
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w owK deAe.
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e rKe
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dotcâ
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mâradjâredja
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mâkiradjiranâga
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wa'ûwâkce.
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Ésge
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[warpath]
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[on the earth]
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[they were called to come and]
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they did.
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That is why
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w wi leAe sere n Ke de.
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tt n K.
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w K ttAK
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w wo s Ki se s
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w o nK deAe.
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wawipereznâgeje.
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Djanâga
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wakâtcâk
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waworagirera
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wa'ûnâkce,
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he knew about it.
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All
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holy
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who were spoken of
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they were,
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Ae doAo ttK.
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w K tty d.
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m e m ni K.
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Ai Ky se s.
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Ae doAo ttK
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Hecutcka.
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Wakâdjaijâ
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Mâ'emanîga
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higairera,
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Hecutcka
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Redhorn.
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A Thunderbird
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"Storms as He Walks"
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whom they call,
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Redhorn
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Ai ttA Ko so s.
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e se n.
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w so x li d.
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w K tty tt
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Ao tti
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hitcakórora
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erenâ,
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Warughapijâ
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Wakâdjaidja
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hodjî
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his friend
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he was,
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a Warbundle
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from the Thunders
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[even now]
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m se Ki
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wo K s.
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e Ki
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di Ke.
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Ke ttA Ke K.
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mâregi
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wogára.
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Égi
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jigé
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Ketcâkega
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on earth
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who had given to him.
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[And]
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[again]
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Turtle
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e Ki
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di Ke.
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doAo Ktt Ke K.
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w xoAo liAi ni
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w s tti se
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égi
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jigé
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Cûkdjâkega
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waxopini
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warádjire
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and
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again
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Wolf
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spirits
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different
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Ao Ki s tts
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A ntt
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w owK deAe.
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e Ki xitti
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e tt.
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hokiradjra
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hanâtc´
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wa'ûwâkce.
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Egixdjî
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édja
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[all kinds]
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all
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they were the ones.
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Just then
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there
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Ai wo dA
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Ai se de.
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e tt
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Ai Ki x s.
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too li se de.
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hiwucá
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hireje.
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Édja
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higighára
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t'ûpireje.
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to stop
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they did.
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There
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the gighára
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they placed.
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tt tti ne tt.
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w se ttA w n Kse
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Ai Ki x
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ttoAo we tt
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w Ki Ko Ao
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djadjinedjâ
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Waretcawanâkre
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higighá
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tcowédja
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wakigohu
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Right away
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the Twins
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gighára
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in front
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to be called
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Ai se de.
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Ai tt ne n K.
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Ao ttiAi ttAi niKi wi s
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n i
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Ai se de.
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hireje.
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hidjanénâka
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hotcîtcînîkwira
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na'î
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hireje.
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they were.
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The others
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boys
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to think
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they were.
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ni Ktt KiniKi wi s
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n i
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Ai se de.
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to ttoAo woKo n K di.
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w wi leAe se rn Kde.
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Nîkdjâknîkwira
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na'î
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hireje,
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dotcôwoknâkaji
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wawipereznâkce.
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Children
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to think
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they were,
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although the warleader
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he knew them.
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e Ki
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e tt.
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wy dtt
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w s tti s[e] de.
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m e m ni K.
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Égi
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édja
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waicdjá
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waradjir[e]je.
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Mâ'emanîga
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Then
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there
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spies
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they named.
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Storms as He Walks
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e Ki.
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w so K.
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Ai ni s.
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A K sy Ki do.
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w s tti se de.*
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égi
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Waroga
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hiníra
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hakaraikiju
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warádjireje.
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and
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Flesh
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his older brother
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with him
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they called upon.
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mo w Ai s n K.
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e tt.
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w Ks
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Ao w sy se de.
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w K tt tte K
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Mowahiranâga
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édja
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wâgra
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howaraíreje,
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Wakâdjadjega
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They walked and
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there
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up
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they went,
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the Thunder
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A Ki do
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Ai s n K.
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e tt.
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teyi d
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mi n Ki.
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hakiju
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hiranâga
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édja
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deijâ
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mînâki.
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with him
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[they did and]
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there
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a lake
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it was.
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e tt.
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Ao lA reAe
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xeAe s
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n di Ki di.
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e tt
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Édja
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hopase
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xera
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nâjîgiji,
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édja
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There
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a point
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hill
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it was, and
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there
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w Ki o
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w o nK deAe.
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w Kette xiAi
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doAo tts
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Ki K nK
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wâki'û
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wa'ûnâkce.
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Wakdjexi
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cutcra
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kikânâk
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to go
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[they did it.]
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Waterspirits
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red ones
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married
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e tt
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mi Ki se Ki di
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e
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w w Ki o nK deAe.
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Al
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édja
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mîgiregiji,
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e
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wawaki'ûnâkce.
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Hâp
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there
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they lay,
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them
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they were going for them.
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Day
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liAi xitti
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tt o
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Ae se de.
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e rKe
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A t xiKi Ki nK Koo
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pîxdjî
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dja'û
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hereje.
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Ésge,
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hadaxgikinâk'û
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nice
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[it being]
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it was.
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Therefore,
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to be out sunning themselves
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Ae se de.
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xA lee
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niye tt
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Ao w Kiy K sy se de.
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w Ke tt
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hereje.
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Xap'e
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niedja
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howakiakaraireje.
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wâgédja
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they were.
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In a hurry
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into the water
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they went back.
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Above*
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o n Ki
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w wo we riAi wi se Ki di.
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A Ki se de.
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to ttoAo wo Ks.
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'ûnâki
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wawowesiwiregiji,
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hagireje.
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"dotcôwokra,
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of their presence
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as they became aware of it,
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they returned.
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"Warleader!
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w s Ki doo s tti s.
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Ai Ki se doKo ni xitti nK dA n.
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Ai Ky se de.
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e Ki.
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waragic’ûradjira
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hikirecgunixdjînâkcanâ,"
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higaíreje.
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Égi
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the ones you have come for
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they are unaware,"*
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they said to him.
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[And]
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e tt
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A Al li se n K.
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Ay ni Ki di.
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wi s so ttA tte Ki di.
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e Ki.
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édja
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hahâpirenâga
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hainigíji,
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wirarotcadjegiji,
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égi
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there
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they would stay until day, and
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the next day
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at noon,
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then
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dK w Ai se Ktt n Ae de.
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ay se de.
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e Ki.
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e tt
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ny s n K.
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Ay ni Ki di.
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cgawahirekdjanheje,
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aíreje.
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Égi
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édja
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nairanâga
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hainigíji,
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they would rush for them,
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they said.
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And
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there
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they slept and
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the next morning,
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tt tti ne tt.
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wi s so ttA tte Ki di.
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w Ki Kotto
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Ai se Kette s.
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w s tti se de.
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djadjinedjâ
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wirarotcadjegiji,
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wâkigutc
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hirekdjera
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warádjireje.
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right away
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at noon,
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the ones to shoot
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the ones that would do
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they were called upon.
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m e m ni K.
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e Ki.
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w so K
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Ai ni s
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A K s Ki do.
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Mâ'emanîga
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égi
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Waroga
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hiníra
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hakarakiju
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Storms as He Walks
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and
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Flesh
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his older brother
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with him
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e Ki.
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Ke ttA Ke K.
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de de n K.
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w s tti se de.
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A sy se de.
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égi
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Ketcâkega,
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jejenâga
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warádjireje.
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haraíreje.
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and
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Turtle,
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this many
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they named.
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They went.
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e Ki.
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w Ks
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Ao w sy se de.
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A Kidi xitti
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A[o] w sy se de.
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Égi
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wâgra
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howaraíreje.
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hâkcixdjî
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h[o]waraireje.
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And
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above*
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they went.
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Very high
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they went.
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Ke ttA K[e] K
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A n w oyi se de.
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Ke ttA Ke K.
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i so dK deAe
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Ai Ko
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Ketcâkega
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hanawa'ûireje.
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Ketcâkega
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irucakce.
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"Higû
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Turtle
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they took with them.
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Turtle
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he spoke very much.*
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"[Still]
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A Kidi
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s Kette n
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ay se K deKe.
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Ai ttA Ko so wi s.
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Ai Ko
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hâkci
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rakdjenâ,"
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airegacke,
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"hitcakórowira,
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higû
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higher
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let us go,"
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they would say, but
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"My friends,
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[still]
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e Ki
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Ae se Ktte n
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e ra de.
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w w Ki o n K.
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égi
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herekdjenâ,"
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es'áje.
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Wawaki'ûnâka
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here
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let it be,"
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he would say.
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The ones they were going for
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A tt xiKi Ki nK deAe.
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A Ao
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e Ki xitti
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Ae se Kette n
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a wi Ki di.
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hadjaxgikinâkce.
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"Hâhó,
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egixdjî
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herekdjenâ,"
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awigiji,
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they were sunning themselves.
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"Now then,
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here
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let us be,"
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they said,
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w K tt tte K.
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Ai d
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Ao tti de.
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e Ki.
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w so K
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Wakâdjadjega
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hijâ
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hodjije.
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Égi
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Waroga
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the Thunder
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one
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he struck.
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And
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Flesh
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Ai ni s
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di Ke
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Ai d
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Ao tti de.
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de Ko K tt.
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hiníra
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jigé
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hijâ
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hodjije.
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Jegûgadjâ,
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his older brother
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again
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one
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he struck.
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When thus it was,
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leAe tts
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se ri n nl.
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w Ks
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Ao w Ao de.
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Ao tti ttiAi s
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pedjra
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resinanâp
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wâgra
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howahuje.
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Hotcîtcîra
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the fire
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[jetted]
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upwards*
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[it came over.]
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The young men
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o xitti se de.
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A K w d.
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m e m ni K.
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rA s xK Ai
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no ni Ke
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'ûxdjîreje.
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Hakawajâ
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Mâ'emanîga
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saraxgâhi**
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nunige
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they did much.
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Really*
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Storms as He Walks
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he thundered
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but
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Ai Ke
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Ai tt
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w d
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so xoAo so Kini de.
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Ai deKe de.
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hîké
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hidja
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wajâ
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ruxoroginîje.
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Hicgeje.
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not
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there
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anything
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he could not accomplish it.
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[This was also the case.]
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w so K
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Ai ni s
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A K s Ki do.
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Ai Ko
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wo tti s
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Waroga
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hiníra
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hakarakiju
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higû
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wodjîra
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Flesh
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his older brother
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with him
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[yet]
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in their strikes
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Ai Ki rK wi de.
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m e m ni K.
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A Kdi
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Ao w K sy s
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no ni Ke
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hikisgawije.
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Mâ'emanîga
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hâkci
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howagaraira
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nunige,
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they were equal.
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Storms as He Walks
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high
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he had gone
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although,
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Ai Ke
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w d
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de rK ni de.
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Ke tt Ke K
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deKe
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hîké
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wajâ
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jesganîje.
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Ketcâkega
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cke
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not
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[anything]
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[he was not like.]
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Turtle
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also
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Ai s rA
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A ni ayi se de.
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A Ko sey d
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o n Koo.
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Ke tt Ke tt.
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hirasá
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haniaireje.
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Hagoreijâ,
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'ûnâk'û,
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Ketcâkedja
|
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[with them]
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they took along.
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Finally,
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as they went along,
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Turtle
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w Kette xiAi
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riAi tt d.
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Ai sy K sK deAe.
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e tt.
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Wakdjexi
|
sîtcjâ
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hiraikarakce.
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Édja
|
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Waterspirit
|
a tail
|
he was encircled by it.
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There
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n deAe s wi de.
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w Kono s.
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e tt
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so diAi li se de.
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e tt
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nacerawije.
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Wâknura
|
édja
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rucipireje.
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Édja
|
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he was taken away from them.
|
The old man
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there
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he was brought down.
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There
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K tt K
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Ao ttiAi ttiAi s
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A ro Ai
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w Ki r wi de.
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o n Koo
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gadjâga
|
hotcîtcîra
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hasuhi
|
wakizawije.
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'Ûnâk'û,
|
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now
|
the young men
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steadily
|
they fought them.
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[As they did it,]
|
|
w Ki Kotto s
|
tt li de.
|
e tt.
|
w Kette xiAi
|
doAo ttn K.
|
|
wagigutcra
|
djapije.
|
Édja
|
Wakdjexi
|
cutcnâka
|
|
[to their aid]
|
they came.
|
There
|
Waterspirits
|
the red ones
|
|
tay se de.
|
e tt
|
w ni tti li se de.
|
de Ko de.
|
ni s.
|
|
t'aíreje.
|
Édja
|
wanidjipireje.
|
Jegûje.
|
Nira
|
|
they died.
|
There
|
they grabbed a hold of them.
|
Thus it was.
|
The water
|
|
leAe tts dK[e]
|
A Ktt
|
Ke se de.
|
doAo ttn K
|
w o n Ki
|
|
pedjracke
|
hakdjá
|
kereje.
|
Cûtcnâka
|
wa'ûnâki
|
|
and the fire
|
back
|
it went back.
|
The red ones
|
as they were the cause of it,
|
|
tee w Ai se Ki
|
de Ko de.
|
ni s
|
s xo de.
|
leAe tts
|
|
t’ewahiregi,
|
jegûje.
|
Nira
|
raghuje.
|
Pedjra
|
|
as they were killed,
|
thus it was.
|
The water
|
subsided.
|
The fire
|
|
dKe
|
Ki reAele deAe.
|
w do Ki s tts
|
Ao e se de.
|
Ao t
|
|
cke
|
gisepce.
|
Wajokiradjra*
|
ho'eréje.
|
hodá
|
|
also
|
it went out.
|
A variety of things
|
they lay scattered about.
|
Some
|
|
n ttA w s
|
deKe
|
m dtt
|
xeAe te
|
Ai se de.
|
|
nâtcawara
|
cke
|
mâcdjâ
|
xede
|
hireje.
|
|
their ears
|
also
|
very
|
big
|
[they were.]
|
|
riAi tts
|
deKe.
|
reAe se ttiAi
|
Ai se de.
|
Ke ttA Ke K.
|
|
Sîtcra
|
cke
|
seretcî´
|
hireje.
|
Ketcâkega
|
|
Their tails
|
also
|
long
|
they were.
|
Turtle
|
|
Ao K s ni
|
w o n Ke de.
|
te we s Ki
|
e tt
|
Ai e
|
|
hokarani
|
wa'ûnageje.
|
Dewéraki,
|
édja
|
hi'é
|
|
they looked for
|
[the one who was].
|
Unexpectedly,
|
there
|
to find
|
|
Ai se de.
|
te we s Ki
|
riAitti
|
reAe se ttAi d.
|
rAi tts
|
|
hireje.
|
Dewéraki,
|
sîtc
|
seretcîjâ,
|
sîtcra
|
|
they did.
|
Unexpectedly,
|
tail
|
a long one,
|
[which tail]
|
|
Ai sy K s K s Kitti
|
e tt
|
nK deAe.
|
Ai deKe.
|
Ki wiri ro we
|
|
hiraikarakarakdjî
|
édja
|
nâkce.
|
Hicge
|
giwîsowe
|
|
encircled
|
there
|
he was.
|
Also
|
to be round about it
|
|
Aiy n K.
|
Ao s
|
deKe
|
Ai sy K sK
|
w Aiy n K.
|
|
hianâga
|
hura
|
cke
|
hiraikarak
|
wahianâga
|
|
[he did and]
|
his legs
|
also
|
[to be fitted]
|
[he did it to him and]
|
|
Ai d
|
tee Ai de
|
de de rKe de.
|
Ao so xotto s.
|
Ko te
|
|
hijâ
|
t'ehije.
|
Jejesgeje,
|
Horoxutcra.
|
"Kodé,
|
|
one
|
he had killed.
|
Thus it would seem,
|
from the looks of him.
|
"Guo, [!]*
|
|
di Ke
|
te e
|
e xitti Ktt n Ae K tt.
|
ay se de.
|
e Ki.
|
|
jigé
|
dee
|
exdjîkdjanahegadjâ,"
|
aíreje.
|
Égi
|
|
again
|
[this one]
|
I suppose he will say very much,"
|
they said.
|
Then
|
|
w so K
|
Ai ni s.
|
Ai tt
|
tti se de.
|
Ko te
|
|
Waroga
|
hiníra
|
hidja
|
djireje.
|
"Kodé
|
|
Flesh
|
his older brother
|
[there]
|
he went.
|
"Say
|
|
Ke ttA Ke.
|
tt Ko o
|
s n dA nK.
|
Ai w Ki r
|
Ai tti wi n.
|
|
ketcâke,
|
djagu'û
|
ranacánâk,
|
hiwakiz
|
hidjiwinâ?
|
|
turtle,
|
why
|
you are asleep,
|
to fight
|
we came?
|
|
A Ke
|
Ai n Ai tti wi ni n.
|
Ai K n K.
|
n di Ki Ki de.
|
yo Ao.
|
|
Hâké
|
hinahidjiwinînâ,"
|
higanâga
|
nâjîgigije.
|
"Yohó,"
|
|
Not
|
we didn't come to sleep,"
|
he said to him and
|
he helped him to stand up.
|
"Yohó,"
|
|
e de.
|
rA s
|
Ai niKi
|
ni wi n.
|
e de.
|
Ko te
|
|
éje
|
"Sara
|
Hinîk,*
|
nîwinâ,"
|
éje.
|
"Kodé,
|
|
he said.
|
"The Warbundle
|
Son,
|
[I tell you,"]
|
he said.
|
"Say,
|
|
Ke ttA Ke.
|
w d
|
we s Ki.
|
w di de n.
|
tt Ko
|
|
ketcâke,
|
wajâ
|
weraki
|
wajîcénâ.
|
Djagu
|
|
turtle,
|
thing
|
strange
|
you say.
|
[How]
|
|
tee ni se s.
|
ni al
|
ni se n.
|
tt rK n K
|
rA s
|
|
t'enirera,
|
ni'âp
|
nîrenâ.
|
Djasganâga
|
Sara
|
|
you were killed,
|
to live
|
[they made you.]
|
How
|
the Warbundle
|
|
Ai niKi
|
w s de.
|
Ko s.
|
de Ko
|
o wi se.
|
|
Hinîk
|
waraje?"
|
"Korá,
|
jegû
|
'ûwire.
|
|
Son
|
you could have?"
|
"Well,
|
then
|
go ahead.
|
|
tteAeKe
|
w tte s.
|
n so Kr
|
w s wi n.
|
te e di
|
|
Tcek
|
wadjera
|
nârukaz
|
warawinâ.
|
Deeji
|
|
First time
|
skirts
|
torn by sticks
|
[you did.]
|
But
|
|
ne
|
Ai K n
|
Ai s wi n.
|
wo n xi se
|
Ao o tt ne
|
|
ne
|
hikânâ´
|
hirawinâ
|
wonâghire
|
ho'ûdjâne."
|
|
I
|
husband
|
your (?)
|
war
|
[going.]"
|
|
e Ki.
|
e tt
|
A K sy se de.
|
e tt.
|
w so K.
|
|
Égi
|
édja
|
hakuraireje.
|
Édja
|
Waroga
|
|
[Then]
|
there
|
they went home.
|
Then
|
Flesh's
|
|
Ai ni s.
|
we de.
|
Ae doAo ttK.
|
w Ke de.
|
to ttAo wo Ks.
|
|
hiníra
|
weje,
|
Hecutcka
|
wageje,
|
"dotcôwokra,
|
|
older brother
|
he said,
|
Redhorn
|
[he said it,]
|
"Warleader,
|
|
Ao tt
|
Ai Ki wo ni o xitti wi K tt.
|
Ai deKe
|
Ao rKe
|
deyi rK wi Ke
|
|
hodjâ´
|
higiwoni'ûxdjîwiagdjâ,
|
hicge
|
hosge
|
jeisgawige
|
|
already
|
we have much with you,
|
also
|
[just]
|
we are naturally thus,
|
|
de rKe
|
A tt wi n.
|
m n Kese.
|
Ao s tt A tte n.
|
A Ao.
|
|
jesge
|
hadjâ´winâ.
|
Mânâkre
|
horadjahadjenâ."
|
"Hâhó,
|
|
[this way]
|
we are.
|
About the earth
|
we are traveling."
|
"Well,
|
|
e liAi n.
|
liAi Ai s Ki Ki wi n.
|
A Ke
|
s tti wi ni Ki di.
|
woyi so liAi Ke rKe
|
|
epínâ.
|
Pîhiragigiwinâ.
|
Hâké
|
radjiwinîgiji,
|
woiropigesge
|
|
it is good.
|
You have done good to me.
|
Not
|
if you had not come,
|
a shameful thing
|
|
w o K tt
|
Ae se n.
|
w Ki xA n s.
|
Ai d
|
A too te K tt
|
|
wa'ûgadjâ
|
herenâ.
|
Wagixánara
|
hijâ
|
hat'ûdegadjâ,
|
|
I would have done,
|
it is.
|
Attendants
|
one
|
I would have left behind,
|
|
Ae se K tt.
|
Ai Ki wi Ki di
|
Ay liAi n
|
no ni Ke.
|
de rKe
|
|
heregadjâ.
|
Higiwigiji,
|
haipînâ,
|
nunige
|
jesge
|
|
[it would be.]
|
If you would come with us,
|
I would be pleased,
|
but
|
[this]
|
|
Ai s s wi Ke
|
w dA wi K tt.
|
e tt.
|
A ttiy K
|
Ay se Ki di.
|
|
hirarawige,
|
wacáwigádjâ."
|
édja
|
hadjiâka
|
hairegiji,
|
|
it is your wish,
|
it is why you say it."
|
There
|
they came and
|
[when they arrived,]
|
|
Ai deKe
|
e tt
|
ni Ke
|
Ao w sy se de.
|
|
hicge
|
édja
|
nîge
|
howaraíreje.
|
|
also
|
there
|
[someplace]
|
they went away.
|
Source:
Sam Blowsnake, Waretcáwera, in Paul Radin, Notebooks, Freeman #3897 (Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society, ca. 1912) Winnebago V, #11: 223-251. An English translation is found in "The Twins," in Paul Radin, The Evolution of an American Indian Prose Epic. A Study in Comparative Literature, Part I (Basil: Ethnographical Museum, Basil Switzerland, 1954) 95-97. Informant: Sam Blowsnake of the Thunderbird Clan, ca. 1912.