Ka roa e noho ana te wahine rā kātahi ia ka whai kaha ki te piki mai ki waho o te taiepa; ko te kōtiro hoki, nō te korenga o tōna riri nāna ia i whakahauora, kātahi ia ka hinga ki te whenua takoto ai, e rua rawa hāora e takoto ana ka ora ake ia, ka kaha ki te haere ki ana mahi (TWMNT 30/5/1876:128). / That woman remained there for a long time before she had enough strength to climb out of the enclosure, and as soon as the excitement that had sustained the daughter was over she fell to the ground, and lay there for two hours before she recovered and had the strength to go to her tasks.

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