p. 6—
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e Ki.
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t ni s.
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A ni
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w KidiKi i ne Ki di.
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e dA n.
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Égi
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tanira
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hani
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wąkšiki'įnegiži,
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éšaną
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[And]
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[tobacco]
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[to have]
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[they lived, and]
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[it alone]
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w d s.
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Ai d
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liAi Ki di
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Ae se de
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ay se de.
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wažąra
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hižą
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pįgiži,
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hereže,
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aíreže.
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[things]
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[one of them]
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[as it was good,]
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[they thought,]
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[it is said.]
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m o s.
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w d s.
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A n ttAi
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o Ki di.
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e Ki.
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Mą'ųra
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wažąra
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hanąčį
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'ųgiži,
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égi
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Earthmaker
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things
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all of them
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he created, and
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then
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Ai sow Kini xitti.
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w KidiKi tt ne
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o de.
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ttAo ni
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w o K.
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hiroaginįxjį
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wąkšikjane
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'ųže.
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čoni
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wa'ųga,
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very last
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man
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he created.
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Before
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[as he made them,]
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p. 7 —
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w xoAo liAi ni
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w s tti se n Kese
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w o Ki di.
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A ntt
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w di
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waxopini
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warajirenąkre
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wa'ųgiži,
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haną́č
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wažį
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spirits
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[the various ones]
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that he had created,
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[all]
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[things]
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so K n
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w Ki Ki de.
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wi Ki si
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xoAo no xitti niKi nK se
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se deKe.
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rokana
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wagigiže.
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Wikiri
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xųnųnįknąkre
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rešge
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[the many]
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[he made them.]
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Insect
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the very smallest
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even
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ttAo we tt.
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Al ls.
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tto l A
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deKe
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Ai lAe sere
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čoweja
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hąpra
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jopahą
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ške
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hiperez
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ahead
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days
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four
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[also]
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[to know]
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w o nK deAe.
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e rKe.
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e dA n.
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wo so ttiri deAe
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w Kidi Ke.
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wa'ųnąkše.
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Ésge
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éšaną
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worujisše.
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Wąkšige,
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it is able to do it.
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So
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it alone
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it is the least.
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Humans,
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Ao nolo li m ni s.
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A Ke.
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Al li d
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dKe.
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Ai so K n
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honųpimanira,
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hąké
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hapižą
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ške
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hirokana
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[the ones who walk on twos,]
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not
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one day
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even
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to foresee
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p. 8 —
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w Ki Ki ni de
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e dA n
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Ai sow Kini
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w o Ki di.
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w n tto tty rKe
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wagiginįže.
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Éšaną
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hiroaginį
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wa'ųgiži,
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wanąjojaisge
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they cannot do it.
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It alone
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last
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he created them, and
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poor
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w Ai de.
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e Ki.
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w di d
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o de.
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xA wi d
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wahiže.
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Égi
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wažižą
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'ųže.
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Xawižą
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[he made them.]
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[And]
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[a thing]
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[he made.]
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A weed
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Ae se Ki di.
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m dtt
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lA n s.
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liAi de.
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tt n K.
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heregiži,
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mąšją
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panara
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pįže.
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Janąga
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[there was, and]
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[mighty]
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the odor
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it was pleasant.
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[Every]
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w xoAo liAi ni
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w s tti se s.
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Ae se Ki di.
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A ntt
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Ao Ko xitti
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waxopini,
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warajirera,
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heregiži,
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haną́č
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hokųxjį
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spirit,
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[the various ones,]
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[there were, and]
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all of them
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[to clamor]
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Ai se de.
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ni Ke
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dA n
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Ki K s Ai
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Ai n nK deAe.
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hireže.
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Nįge
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šana
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gikarahi
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hinąnąkše.
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[they did.]
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[Piece]
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[only]
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[to appeal]
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[to take away.]
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ne
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e tt xitti
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Ai so K n
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Ai Ki Ki Ktt n Ae K tt.
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xAe te
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"Ne
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ejaxjį
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hirukana
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higigikjanahegają,
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xete
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"I
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[about then]
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to be in charge of
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[if I would do it,]
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great
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p. 9 —
*the previous page ended with /e/ and the next began with e Ki.
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w o s.
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ne
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Ai d
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wi ne K tt
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Ai s Ai n nK deAe.
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wa'ųra.
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Ne
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hižą
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winegają,
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hirahinąnąkše."
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[I would be it.]
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[I]
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[one]
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[if I am it,]
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[I will take it."]
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e Ki.
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we de.
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m o s.
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tt n K.
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w d
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Égi
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wéže,
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Mą'ųra,
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"Janąga
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wažą
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And
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he said,
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Earthmaker,
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"All
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something
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Ai so K n
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ni Ki Ki wi s.
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ni se wi n.
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w Kidi Ko i
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Ai so K n
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hirukana
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nįgigiwira
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nirewiną.
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Wąkšigo'į
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hirukana
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to be in charge
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[I made for you,]
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[you are.]
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[Humans]
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[to rule]
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ni Ki Ki wi n.
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e Ki.
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te e.
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xA wi d
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A o se.
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nįgigiwiną.
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Égi
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tee
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xawižą
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ha'ųre,
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[I did for you.]
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[And]
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this
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a weed
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[which I created,]
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A ntt
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sy liAi wi n.
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Ai deKe
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deyi rKe n.
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Ay liAi n.
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haną́č
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raipiwiną.
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Hišgé
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žeisgeną.
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Haipįną.
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all
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you like.
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[Indeed]
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[it is that way.]
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I like it.
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Ai o s.
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te de Ko n.
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e de.
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e e Ki.*
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a ls.
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Hi'ųra,
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težegųną,"
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éže.
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Égi
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'apra
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To use it,
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it is the way,"
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[he said.]
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Then
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leaves
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p. 10 —
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Ai d
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so r n K.
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w xotto K n K.
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t ni Aoyi d.
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ow n K.
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hižą
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rusanąga
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waxjukanąga
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tanihuižą
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'ųanąga
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one of them
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he took, and
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he mashed it, and
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a pipe
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he made, and
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s loo loo de.
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Kow.
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lA n s.
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m dtt
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liAi de.
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rap'op'ože.
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Guwa,
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panara
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mąšją
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pįže.
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he smoked it.
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[Wow,]
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the odor
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[mighty]
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it was pleasant.
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A ntt
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so Ko xitti
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Ai se de.
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A ntt
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s loo
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Haną́č
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rokoxjį
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hireže.
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Haną́č
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rap'o
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Everyone
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to long for
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they did.
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Everyone
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to puff
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w Ki Ki de.
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te e.
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Ae se n.
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tt Ko s.
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Ai d.
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wagigiže.
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Tee
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hereną.
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Jagura
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hižą
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he gave them.
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[This]
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[they did.]
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[Whatever]
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[one]
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t n K.
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Ai o Ki di.
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A Ke
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Ai so daK
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Ai s ni Ktt n Ae n.
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tanąga
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hi'ųgiži,
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hąké
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hiruš'ak
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hiranįkjanaheną.
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[he asked, and]
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[when he used it,]
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[not]
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[to accomplish]
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[they would not do it.]
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ne xitti
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w A tt ne
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A Ke
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ne
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Ai to K n ni Ktt n Ae n.
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"Nexjį,
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wahająne,
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hąké
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ne
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hitokananįkjanaheną.
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["I myself,]
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[I who am speaking,]
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[not]
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[I]
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[I will not have control over it.]
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p. 11 —
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Ai deKe.
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Ao loyi d.
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Ai Ki o
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Ai s n K.
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tt Ko
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Hišge
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hopoižą
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higi'ų
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hiranąga
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jagu
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[Also]
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[a puff]
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[to do with it]
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they offer, and
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what
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Ai Ki ty se Ki di.
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de rKe.
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A s ni
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A tti n Ki Ktt n Ae n.
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t ni s.
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higitairegiži,
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žesge
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harani
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hajinagikjanaheną.
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'Tanira'
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they ask for,
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that
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to do
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[it must be done.]
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'Tobacco'
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Ai Ky se n.
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w Kidi Ke.
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Ao no li m ni s.
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e dA n.
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w n tto tty rKe
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higaíreną.
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Wąkšike,
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hunųpimanįra
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ešana
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wanjojaisge
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it is called.
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The humans,
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[the two-legged walkers,]
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[they alone]
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poor
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A o n.
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A Ke
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w d s.
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Ai d
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Ai so K n
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ha'ųną.
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Hąké
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wažąra
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hižą
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hirukana
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[I made.]
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Not
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anything
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[one]
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[to rule over]
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w Ki Ki ni n.
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e rKe
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te e.
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e
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ttAo we
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wagiginįną.
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Ésge,
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tee
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e
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čowe
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I did not give them.
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Therefore,
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this
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[it itself]
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[henceforth]
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p. 12 —
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A ni
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Ai s ni Ae Ktt n Ae n.
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e tt
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Ao w tti
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Ao so ri Ktt n A wi n.
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hani
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hiranihekjanaheną.
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Éja
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howaji
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horusikjanahawiną.
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to possess
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[they will remain.]
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[There]
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[to come hence]
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[we will bring them.]
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Ai d
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Ao loyi d.
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w K Ki oy s wiy n K.
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tt Ko
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ay se Ki di.
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Hižą
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hopoižą
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wągaki'ųirawianąga
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jagu
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airegiži,
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[One]
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[a puff ?]
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[we do for us, and]
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[how]
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[as it is said,]
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de rKe
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Ai w Ki Ki
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A ni Ae Ktt n A wi n.
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e de.
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m o s.
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žesge
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hiwagigi
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hanįhekjanahawiną,"
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éže,
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Mą'ųra.
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[that kind]
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[we made for them]
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[we will be that way,"]
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he said,
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Earthmaker.
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e rKe.
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t ni s.
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w Kidi Ke.
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Ao no li m ni s.
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e
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Ésge,
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tanira
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wąkšige,
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honųpimanįra,
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e
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For that reason,
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tobacco
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humans,
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[the two-legged walkers,]
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[it]
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t ni tt ne
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A ni
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w KidiKi i ne n.
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wo s Ks.
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te de rKe
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tanijąne
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hani
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wąkšik'įneną.
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Worakra
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težesge
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the tobacco
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[to have]
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[they lived.]
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Stories
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these
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p. 13 —
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a tti se n.
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e rKe.
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w Kidi Ks.
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t ni
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wo Ki do s.
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ajireną.
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Ésge,
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wąkšikra
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tani
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wokižura
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they were handed down.
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Therefore,
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[humans]
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tobacco
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offerings
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Ki r s.
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e
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Ai o
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A tti se n.
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e rKe
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kisara
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e
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hi'ų
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hajireną.
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Ésge,
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wars
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[it]
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[to use]
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[they have come.]
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[Therefore,]
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Ki r s
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dA n
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o
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Ai s ni Ae n.
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wy se n.
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kisara
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šana
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'ų
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hiraniheną,
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waireną.
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[wars]
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[only]
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[to do]
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[they were,]
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[it is said of them.]
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Ao ttAK tt ne.
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e dA n.
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wK w doAo deAe s.
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Ae se de
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a tti se n.
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Hočąkjąne
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éšaną
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wąkwašošera
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hereže,
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ajireną.
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Hočąk
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they alone
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brave men
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they are,
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[it has come down.]
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e xitti
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Ae se de.
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m o s.
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t ni
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A ni Ki Ki Ki di.
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Exjį
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hereže,
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Mą'ųra
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tani
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hanigigigiži,
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They themselves
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[it was,]
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Earthmaker
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tobacco
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since he caused them to have,
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Ao ttAK tt ne
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e dA n.
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m o s.
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Ai s Ki tty s.
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Ki
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Hočąkjąne
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éšaną
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Mą'ųra
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hirakijaira,
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gi
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Hočąk
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they alone
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Earthmaker
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[it was given,]
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[to arrive going back]
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p. 14 —
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Ae se de.
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e rKe.
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w lA K nK
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w KidiKi i de.
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te de rKe
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hereže.
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Ésge,
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wapakanąk
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wąkšik'įže.
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Težesge
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[it was.]
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For that reason,
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clever
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[they lived.]
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This
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wK Kono ni Ks
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ay s ni Ae n.
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wąknunįkra
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airaniheną.
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the old men
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they have said.
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Source:
Paul Radin, "Winnebago Contact with the French," Winnebago Notebooks, Freeman #3897 (Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society, n.d.) Winnebago V, #17, 6-14. A loose translation is found in Paul Radin, The Winnebago Tribe (Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1990 [1923]) 18, cf. p. 389.