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Ts^lmi*'yit.s qak^'tne* tdnamu'^e's sk^'n'ku'ts: "a: hmts-

qak^'tne* su^'ne's ts?:attseika'te* aaku^qlliime'e's/' tslma'xe* sk^'nkuts. ta'xas tsxais^lsk^iikut9tik. w^'Ina-ms tseika'te* aa'kuqililme'e's kiaq!anu'k"a*'t. t^t.li'kse* qa'psins. iatiixa-. xa^mne*. qana'xe* sk/n'ku'ts.- skikilhaqa'pse* aaq!iil'/se*s. tsxa^kiF^tqana*'qane*. kuFitqana'aqa ta'xas naluk.titiya'Xane' tu'kpos. qawanaxa'^mse* ncis aaq!ul'^'se*s lu'kpos. qak.la^tr yil'duwa't !te', pal s^lqatal'/nse* lu'kpo's. lahutsinqkupek/me'k. ta qana'xe*. talaxa'xe*aa*k^k.luna'me*s. layuxa'xe aa'koqlyu- m^'n'as. qake^ne*: kqa^s^tsa'^nqa iya'inu/' W^lke'ine* neis ke'itsxa. qake'jne* : " wu'ptseil la'psa^ke*sOuSa^qapnatkane*. nl/kte»k!a^kBan'aq!o^Xumate*'et.SneiStsk!aqa'ke*. (net klaqa'k- yam wu'ptso*! at qakya'mne* qawum'ke't.s ktSuk^a'tka.) ta'xas la.una'xe* aa*k^k.tuna'mes neiS kla'^qa'ke* sk/'n*ku*ts. ta'xas n'umatsnat^'lne* pal wa'lkuWas kiyuna'qa lu'kpo k!up^'- loil. slaqaqa^ne* kqawan?:a"mnam. n'^tk^m'tine* aa'ku'takts a'a^ke* aa*ku'qla ta'xas sk^'n'ku'ts latinaxa"mne' aa*k^t.ta"e*s. staaiHkikqa'ane* k!a^k!taiia'q!o^Xumale*'et. a'a*ke* laqaake'iiie* sk^'n'ku'ts neiS ma yaqake'ike*. qOuS kqaake'iltsxa aa*kuq!yu- m^'n-a's n^ukunuxa'^mse* k!a^k!lan'aq!o^Xumale'et qak.la'pse*: "kaa km'aqa'ke*? a'a'ke* laqa'ke*ii k^nl^tke'kqla^naqana'meik nci ma kmaqapwa'?:'mitxo'unap aa^kinokwe* 'tie's ka'aken? ta'xas tsuk^a'te* a,a*kuk !pa:piia'kups k!a^k!lan*aq!o^Xumate*'et,

Iqa'lwiy ktsxal^u'pei sk^'nku'ts'ts xma n^up^'lne* staqaqa'pse* 

ks^ttso'uk^at aa*kuk!paxma^ kups. ta':?:as qanlalt^'tne* sk^'nku'ts. la.a^aqa^yilxo'ulne*. qakii/ln.e: ta'xas hutsxal 'aqa.upXana^mLiia- la'aiie*. hmqa'twiy kmtsxa'Fip hmtsxalaquk^a'xe* na ka'min." Ta'xas huslq la^pqalq !anu:xwa'te * k !a^k Ilan* aq lo^Xumale • 'et . to'x"a n'^'ne* kuW^'tqa qa'psins neists Iqa^k.laqaiiane'imal sk^'n'kuts kaaSts xma n'aqa'qa. (g) THE END OF THE WORLD Ho'ya's, ta'?:as liutsxalq!apqatq!anux"a'te* kla^kSanaqlo^siu- male*'et naso'uk^en kk.laqanaiiemal sk^'n'ku'ts. Ta'xas neists kklaqana'na'm sk^'n'ku'fs sw(>'timo' ts!m*a- qayilxo'ulne* sk^'n'ku'ts, neiS yaaqa^n'aqa^n'uqka'ske* qa- naqayilxo'utne* sfo'nku'ts. pal koq"a^o*pXana'la kaa n'^'n^e'ns at yaqa^o^xalaona'mLke* nata'mk! qa'o'^xalqa'qaskiii^'lne' sk^'n'ku'ts. qakil/lne*: "na ta'xa qao'sa'qa*. maatsmtslak- qa'atse* qia'pe* a'm'a'k. taxta*' o'nek kiyu'kiyit ta'xas hutsla^up^an^'sine*. ka'min nei hutslaqana'sie* qo's at ya- qa^qalyuwaka'mke* nata'n^k!. qo* hutsqaanqa'mik. ta'xas ne'ntsxa naso'uk"en ktsxal'a'lo* na a'm'a'k, ta'xas hutslao- wo'kyne*. hutslatska'xe*. m'nku' sk^'n'ku'ts a'^'ke* hmtsla-

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