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01 AGH - iran de gbe otọ ; | iran wulo ; | Ẹzọmagmọ | ọ rhie obọ ye unu
01 EDO - inade͉gbotǫ ; | inawulo ; | E͉zo͉magmo͉ | o͉rhiobo̯iyunu

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02 ENG - fell to ground ; | they died ; | Ezomagmo | put hand to mouth

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03 AGH - ọ na tie ibiẹka ; | ọvbehe uri ; | ọ wẹ iran;
03 EDO - o͉natibie͉ka ; | o͉wehe uli ; | o͉wina ;

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04 ENG - called boys ; | other two hundred ; | he said to them ;

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05 AGH - u gba egbalaka ; | ya sẹ iso ; | iran na wẹ hẹẹ ;
05 EDO - ugba̯i egbalaka ; | yasiso ; | inanawęhé ;

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06 ENG - tie ladder ; | to go reach heaven ; | they said all right ;

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07 AGH - iran na ke gba ; | iran ghi gba, | ọ ghi la sie iso ;
07 EDO - i͉nake͉gba̯i ; | i͉nagi͉gba̯i, | o͉gilasie iso ;

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08 ENG - they tied it ; | when they tied it, | when it was near sky ;

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09 AGH - egbalaka ọ buun ; | ọ de gbe otọ ; | iran wulo ; | Ẹzọmagmọ
09 EDO - e͉gbalaka obu~ ; | o͉de͉gbotǫ ; | i͉nawulo ; | E͉zo͉magmo͉

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10 ENG - ladder broke ; | it fell to ground ; | they died ; | Ezomagmo

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11 AGH - na wẹ iran ; | ọvbehe | uri | wa la rre ; | (?) egbalaka ;
11 EDO - nawina ; | o͉wehe | uli | walare ; | bwe͉gbalaka ;

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12 ENG - said to them : | other | two hundred | come ; | go tie ladder ;

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13 AGH - ya sẹ iso ; | uwa ; | ghẹ ye erhan gba ; | wa ya udin
13 EDO - yasiso ; | uwa ; | geyerhagba̯i ; | wa̯iyudi

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14 ENG - to go to heaven ; | all of you ; | don't rake stick tie ; | take palm tree ;

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15 AGH - gba ; | iran na wẹ hẹẹ ; | iran ke gba ; | ke otọ kpa
15 EDO - gbai ; | i͉nawęhé ; | i͉nake͉gbai ; | koto͉kp̠a

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16 ENG - tie it ; | they said all right ; | they tied it ; | from ground go

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17 AGH - ya sẹ iso ; | ọ ghi sẹ iso | iran ke (?) rre;
17 EDO - yasiso ; | o͉gisiso | i͉naketu͉re ;

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18 ENG - reach heaven ; | When it reached sky | they came down ;

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19 AGH - Ẹzọmagmọ | ọ wẹ ibiẹka (?) ; | la owa ; | a viọ uko ofigbọn rre ;
19 EDO - E͉zo͉magmo͉ | owubie͉kale ; | lawa ; | aviukofi͉gmo͉ñre ;

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20 ENG - Ezomagmo | said to the boys ; | go home ; | go bring calabashes oil ;

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21 AGH - iran wẹ hẹẹ ; | iran na la owa ; | iran ke viọ ofigbọn
21 EDO - i͉nawęhe ; | i͉nanalawa ; | i͉nakeviofigmo͉ñ

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22 ENG - they said "yes" ; | they went home ; | they brought calabashes of oil

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23 AGH - uri | a viọ ehia ; | Ẹzọmagmọ | ọ wẹ iran ;
23 EDO - uli | a͉vie̽hia ; | E͉zo͉magmo͉ | o͉wuna ;

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24 ENG - two hundred | they took all ; | Ezomagmo | said to them ;

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25 AGH - a mu ofigbọn | ọkpọkpa | ye egbalaka ; | iran wẹ hẹẹ ;
25 EDO - amofigmo͉ñ | o͉kbo͉kp̠a | ye͉gbalaka ; | inawęhe ;

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26 ENG - take oil | one by one | on ladder ; | they said all right ;

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27 AGH - iran na mue | ye egbalaka ; | ke otọ kpa | ya sẹ iso ;
27 EDO - inanamwe | iye͉gbalaka ; | kotǫkp̠a | yasiso ;

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28 ENG - they took it | on ladder ; | from ground | go reach sky ;

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29 AGH - ofigbọn | ọ ke iso ; | ọmwan ne ọ hiin egbalaka ; | ọ ke (?) rre;
29 EDO - ofigmo͉ñ | o͉ke͉so ; | o͉mano͉hie͉gbalaka ; | o͉kwetu͉re ;

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30 ENG - oil went | reach sky ; | person who climbed ladder ; | came down :

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31 AGH - ọ ghi sẹ otọ | Ẹzọmagmọ | ọ na mu ẹkpẹtin | ekhae,
31 EDO - o͉gisotǫ | E͉zo͉magmo͉ | o͉namwe͉kpe͉ti | e͉xa̯i,

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32 ENG - wben he reached ground | Ezomagmo | took box | of powder,

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33 AGH - ọ na mu ye otọ | ọ na wẹ : | ibiẹka (?), | wa kpa vbe owa ;
33 EDO - o͉namwiotǫ | o͉nawę̀ : | i͉bie͉kale, | wakp̠awowa ;

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34 ENG - put it on ground | said : | boys , | come out of house;

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