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He stood on the east side of it.

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Beeha'ii'áshíné nińyáná'a.
Dágondéhé ha'shíͅhee saaí diists'áͅná'a.
'Áałch'indiná'a:
"Díͅíͅn tósikáͅí beeha'ii'áshégo ndáséóͅóͅndááł."
dá'íłtse tósikáͅshíͅ biłchindiná'a.

He stood on the east side of it.
He heard words in a voice from somewhere[3].
It spoke thus to him:
"Go on to the east side of the fourth lake."
it said to him at the first lake.

 
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(5.35) Linguistic Notes

dágondéhé 'a voice'. - 'just' plus a relative in -é of gon, 3rd person imp. of go-...[si- perf.]- n 'to shout' [act. intr.].

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Ethnological Note 3
The voice turns out to be that of Child of the Water.