Note 24 — Raven Traveling
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He then placed ten paddles under these, of which the bottom one had a knot hole running through it. And he shouted landward to where a certain person lived. She then brought out a basket24 on her back, and he said to her: “Help yourself, chieftainess.” After she had put them into [the basket] a while, and her basket was nearly full, he stepped upon a stalk of łqeā′ma25 which he had provided and said: “Ā-ā-ā, I feel my canoe cracking.” He then pushed it from the land, and when she stretched out her arm for more [eulachon] he pulled out the hairs under her armpit.