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Manda m arrtjina wandina yo l rju mdrrma', Mi r r iwa ga Bäru. Wandina manda marrtj- na, dhut marida nhinanaj "Way, ga li gurtha dh iya la du ttji 'yun , 'e ? " B it ja r ra ŋayi waŋana Bdru. Ga wäŋanydja punhi , ga Gurthamayaŋwaŋana, "Ŋali dhu dhiya la d u tt j i 'y u n ," ga b itja rra ŋay i nhanŋu yoraŋala M irr iwa.

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Bala manda gana du ttji'yu rrunana, ga ŋayinydja nhanŋu waŋana b l t j a r r a . "Nheny- dja du ttji 'y u rru , ŋan '? " B itjarra ŋayi wapana Mi rriwa, "fjarranydja gunha dhu manb i l i ' buma, boy'puyyunarawa; märr ga ŋayi dhu nhöra guruŋiy i manb i l i y '. " "Yow: Gatjuy l l t j a laggu;" Ga b it ja rra ŋayi Bärunydja wapana.

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Bala payi ŋunhi marrtj i nana M ir r iwany 'tja manb i l i ' wana. tfal', p a l ', p a l ', pa l ' ŋayi; ga bat ŋayi ŋayatnaŋala aharpa aadayKo. Ga b i l i ŋayi gana ŋunhi yirrparana ŋunhi aharpanydja manbil i'w ana; yirrpara, y i r rpara, yirrpara, ga burdj iburdj i . Bala ŋayi marrtjinana, gflŋalana rjayi ŋunhi m anb ili 'na nhanuKala. Göŋaia ŋayi marrtjina ŋuniil manbil in y 't j a , ga gurray gurrupara nhanukala Bäruwaia,- ŋayinydja mörraŋalana ŋunhi manbi 1 in y 't ja , bala marida gana d u t t j i '- yurrunana, Yöna b i l i , ga nhörana mandaŋguŋu.

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"¾ay'y i ahuwalana 'a , boy 'y urruna l i t j a laŋgu:" Ga b it ja rra ŋayi Pirriwa Bäruwa, ga ŋayi nydja b it ja r ra Bdrunydja, "Yaka'. Nhe l i t jalaŋgu boy'puyyur ru .""Manymak," b itja rra Mirriwa,- bala ŋayi boy'puyyurrunana rjunni gurthanydja mandaŋgu, Boy', puy ', puy ', ba la batnha. tyurrkaŋalana . Bala nhäranana ŋunhl gurthanydja, ŋa la 'ŋa lapthurrunana.

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Bala mandū nunhi nunh iliy in yd ja djambi warrakandhinana. Nhakuna Bäruth inana, ga M irriwa'thinana.Ga manymak, ga nayi nhannu wanana b itja rra Bäru, "Maku bala na th ili daba- yurru, nunhi nhfl nhänu dhä rra ga l" Ga nayi gana b itjarra daba 'yurrunanydja, bala nayi Bäruynydja djaw'yurrunana nunhi gurthanydjaj gapu lilina nayi lup- thurruna. Ga nayi gana b itja rra baladhinydja daba'yurruna nunhi M irriw any 'tja, ga nhänala Bdruwanydja bäynuna.

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"Ye— e, gurtha ŋarraku ŋunha djaw 'yurruna Bdruy;" Ga b itja rra ŋayi Mirriwa waŋana; bala ŋayi wandinana; Da l ' , p a l ', p a l ', ŋunnala; ga ŋal'yurruna rjayi dharpaŋura, ga yöna bäyaŋu. naŋ ŋayi waŋaony'rjuiilinydja muka, ga bal p a l ', p a l ', ŋunhala; ŋal'yurruna ŋayi ga yäna bäygu. Ga bulu b a l ', p a l ', p a l ', p a l ', ga ŋal'yurruna ŋayi, ga bdyŋu.

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Ga ŋayinydja ŋunhi Bärunydja waŋana b itja rra , "Dhuwalanydja gurtha ŋarra djaw'yurruna, dhuwalanydja ga ŋarrakuna; yalala ŋarra dhu ga mu lka ' nhina dhiyaŋu gurthay." Ga wöŋanydja t}unhi ydku, ga Gurthamayaŋwaŋanana.

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