THAG

(Translated from rock face in Mojave desert, California – 1909.)

Thag good Nander’tal. Spend days find food. Grubs. Berries. Cooney.

Thag part (of) tribe. Tribe Amack. Good tribe. Best (in) world. Life good.

Thag spend day gathering. Twigs. Rocks. Not berries, grubs. Woman work.

Thag spend day watch things. Big animals. Warn tribe.

Thag (can) think. Want better work. Learn fire. Learn paint.

Thag draw in sand. Thag (can) paint cave paint.

Thag live in tree. Tree cold. Safe in tree night.

Strong live in cave. Cave safe. Cave have fire. Cave have paint.

Thag want live in cave. Live in cave with Ulla. Ulla woman nice (to) Thag.

Thag need tool paint cave. Big Hard have tool. Own all tool. Strong.

Thag start tool make. Make tool (with) berry. Berry paint cave.

Big Hard (is) stone cut tool. Berry tool (is) berries and hair stick.

Thag own all berry tool. Thag (be) strong. Live in cave (with) Ulla. Best world.

Berry tool better (than) Big Hard tool. Work better. More fun use.

Big Hard tool break. Many time. Cost many Cooney. Berry better tool.

Thag live (in) cave one day. Use berry tool. Best cave paint. Ulla live cave (with) Thag.

Thag think. Life better. Berry tool make better.

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