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mum ! " NitemaH ngei {gas nataan ,' itambeH
me 1 " THat dead man bit His back: (tHe man) excreted upon
nitemaH ngei ,' ivi ndeleui ndm/ur ngei irugb zm mim veri. Nï¬Åwut
tHat dead man; He did ? tHat man fled outside. Dawn
iwm, Haw/m av aivwelem Zen naamal, nï¬Åmur um imp ngzi
came, His friends came into tHe club-House, tHat man wHo Had fled
ivweri en Havan arr “ Net mm atvweri ambwitgHam, ngei
said to His friends: "THat wHicH you said you would eat, tHat
iiokH bugHui!â€ù Havan ar atdvu, attagH vwele veri, atleH
is inside!" His friends went, tHey Hauled (it) outside, tHey saw
nï¬Åmwot itokH ran. Atvwevi en nï¬Åmur ngei : “Sting!
excrement was on it‘ THey said to tHat man: “I say!
mimwut Mei iei P " Ivweri “ Netn taan tï¬Ång,
WHat excrement is tHis Here? â€ù He said: “ THat tHing tHere,
nemweiembwem I " Aser nï¬Åwei, atmamll bagHaH
it is its excrement ! â€ù THey took water, tHey wasHed (it) clean,
attagH vwele uni Zen nambwilagHai, akmbemal, atgH/rngHmuH,
tHey Hauled (it) outside to tHe gongs, tHey ? , tHey cut it up,
atndnngmiongzm, aHml/uH. A tvuHtH ,' niimur ngei
tHey divided it, tHey cooked it in an oven. THey cooked ; tHat man
iv-wrm' en Huvan M: “ Nï¬Åmwot new itokH ran mtemaH,
said to His friends: “ THe excrement wHicH is on tHat dead man
mbweli ngei, mum ngei r/mg; netuan tï¬Ång inggong nnou,
too mucH, I did tHat (tHat is I) ; tHat tHing tHere caugHt Hold of rne,
"nerong nemetaan, netambeH."
I felt afraid, I excreted."
Tr-re MAN wno CLEARED THE Rom T0 we LAND o1= THE DEAD
Muruzm imaH, reserenmbat lag tii, reserm minis
A certain man died, tHey gave His club, tHey gave His bow and
iii, 18861 niteli retou lm nivanm ,' imaH, ivwu,
arrow, tHey gave stone axe ? into His Hand; He died, He went,
ileH nitemaH tmm ,' itokH nggor nisal. I ser
He saw a certain gHost; it remained across tHe patH. He took
m'lu, ilu nitemaH iemaH ; ivwu, ileH mm
tHe arrow, He sHot, tHe gHost died; He went, He saw a certain
man mlzmg. I takH sur sal ; ivunsav leui
tree (called) mlang. It remained across tHe patH; it brusHed off
naavaap tit. Ivu lie, ileH ndmbwï¬Åvnbar mel menu
His penis—sHeatH. He went again, He saw a sow brown, sleeping
sur sal. I ser niiwï¬Åns, isogH mbi/n ,' it/u,
across tHe patH. He took tHe spear, He speared it; He went,
iviirHiis nisalr T mm imaH lie, ima
He cleared tHe patH. A certain (man) died again, died again