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| Ho | younger brother | child | body | they have none | he saw saying that | he really said | O grandfater!

3 | Oiñ'{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED K~}a | {~LATIN SMALL LETTER OPEN O~}uí{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED K~}a | añ{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED K~}ú{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED K~}i{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED T~}se tatsé: | á*d*intaú, | Tsiká!

| Child | body | we shall seek ours | he really said | O grandfather!

| Há, | wisuñ'{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED K~}a, | ú{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED T~}an*d*e¢a¢é tatsé: | á*d*intaú, | Tsiká!

| Ho | younger brother | you shall attend to it | he really said | O grandfather!

| Máxe úsakí*d*a(9) | win'qtsi | e'{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED T~}si | hi' na{~LATIN SMALL LETTER OPEN O~}in': | á*d*intaú, | Tsiká!

| Parallel upper worlds | one | to it | came and stood | he really said | O grandfather!

6 | E{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED T~}síqtsi | níkací{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED K~}a-*d*á{~LATIN SMALL LETTER OPEN O~}i(10): | á*d*intaú, | Tsiká!

| Just there | they were not human beings | he really said | O grandfather!

| Há | wisuñ'{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED K~}a! | {~LATIN SMALL LETTER OPEN O~}iñ'{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED K~}a | {~LATIN SMALL LETTER OPEN O~}uí{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED K~}a | wa¢iñ'{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED K~}e, | é{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED K~}i añká: | á*d*intaú, | Tsiká!

| Ho | younger brother | child | body | they have none | he was saying that | he really said | O grandfather!

| Oiñ'{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED K~}a | {~LATIN SMALL LETTER OPEN O~}uí{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED K~}a | añ{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED K~}ú{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED K~}i{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED T~}sé tatsé: | á*d*intaú, | Tsiká!

| Child | body | we shall seeks ours | he really said | O grandfather!

9 | Máxe úsakí*d*a | ¢un'*d*a | e'{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED T~}si | hi' na{~LATIN SMALL LETTER OPEN O~}in': | á*d*intaú, | Tsiká!

| Parallel upper worlds | two | to it | came and stood | he really said | O grandfather!

| E{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED T~}síqtsi | níkací{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED K~}a-*d*á{~LATIN SMALL LETTER OPEN O~}i: | á*d*intaú, | Tsiká!

| Just there | they were not human beings | he really said | O grandfather!

| Há, | wisuñ'{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED K~}a! | {~LATIN SMALL LETTER OPEN O~}iñ'{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED K~}a | {~LATIN SMALL LETTER OPEN O~}uí{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED K~}a | wa¢iñ'{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED K~}e, | é{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED K~}i añká: | á*d*intaú, Tsiká!

| Ho | younger brother | child | body | they have none | he was saying that | he really said | O grandfather!

12 | Oiñ'{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED K~}a | {~LATIN SMALL LETTER OPEN O~}uí{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED K~}a | añ{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED K~}ú{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED K~}i{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED T~}sé tatsé: á*d*intaú, Tsiká!

| Child | body | we shall seek ours | he really said | O grandfather!

| Máxe úsakí*d*a | ¢a*d*¢in | e'{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED T~}si | hi' na{~LATIN SMALL LETTER OPEN O~}in': | á*d*intaú, | Tsiká!

| Parallel upper worlds | three | there | came and stood | he really said | O grandfather!

| E{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED T~}síqtsi | níkací{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED K~}a-*d*á{~LATIN SMALL LETTER OPEN O~}i: | á*d*intaú, | Tsiká!

| Just there | they were not human beings | he really said | O grandfather!

15 | Há | wisuñ'{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED K~}a! | {~LATIN SMALL LETTER OPEN O~}iñ'{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED K~}a | {~LATIN SMALL LETTER OPEN O~}uí{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED K~}a | wa¢iñ'{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED K~}e, | é{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED K~}i añká: | á*d*intaú, | Tsiká!

| Ho | younger brother | child | body | they have none | he was saying that | he really said | O grandfather!

| Oiñ'{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED K~}a | {~LATIN SMALL LETTER OPEN O~}uí{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED K~}a | añ{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED K~}ú{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED K~}i{~LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED T~}sé tatsé: | ádintaú, | Tsiká!

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