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ʔal ti sǰəlc̓, ʔuɬčisəb ʔə ti saliʔ caadiɬ sup̓qs. tuɬčis ʔal ti x̌ʷəlč. c̓ic̓k̓ʷ tastagʷəxʷ tiʔiɬ sup̓qs gʷəl bəq̓əd ti qa sʔəɬəd. c̓ic̓k̓ʷ tastagʷəxʷ. ʔuʔəɬəd ʔi ti bək̓ʷ tul̕čaʔkʷ sʔəɬəd. ʔubəq̓ətəb ti sʔax̌ʷuʔ ʔi ti bəsqʷ, ʔi ti tulqʷ, ʔi ti ƛ̕ux̌ʷƛ̕ux̌ʷ, ʔi ti sʔuladxʷ. xʷiʔ kʷi gʷəsʔah ʔə ti sʔax̌ʷuʔ, ʔi ti bəsqʷ, ʔi ti tulq̓, ʔi ti ƛ̕ux̌ʷƛ̕ux̌ʷ, ʔi ti sʔuladxʷ. xʷiʔ kʷi gʷəsʔah ʔə kʷi sʔəɬəd dxʷʔal kʷi sduhubš ʔaciɬtalbixʷ. tuyubil. xʷiʔ kʷi gʷəsɬəgʷɬs ʔə tiʔiɬ caadiɬ sup̓qs.

One year, these two particular seals arrived. They came into their area. These two seals were very hungry and they devoured the food supplies. They were hungry. They started to eat all the seafood. They gobbled up clams, crabs, mussels, oysters, and salmon. There were no more clams, crab, mussels, oysters, and salmon. The Snohomish People did not have any food. They were starving. These seals were not going anywhere.

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