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Note 5 — Wars between the towns of Kloo and Kitkatla and between the Kloo families

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And, after they had been there for a while, Djē′basa5 came with many canoes. They stopped in front of the fort and bought them (the slaves) for grease, hides, and slaves. And, after he had bought all and had started off, a woman whose lip around her labret was broken through, the only one left, came out and stood there, and said: “Djē′basa, chief Djē′basa, are you going to let your property rot at such-and-such a place where it is stowed?6 Are you going to let it rot at such-and-such another place where it is stowed?”6

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