Book of Acéng

The Book of Acéng (Ancient Xápék: ) is a diary entry kept by Acéng, a Xápék orphan, during the Xápék Exodus.

Translation
The following text is the Book of Acéng translated into English:

Hello, book. I write because mother taught me how to. I write like I speak because I don't know the good words like the shamans and the leaders.

We left Sékók about two weeks ago. I don't know why. They just said we had to leave. The masters' houses were on fire. My uncles didn't come back from work that day. Neither did my aunts. Neither did my father. Mother will not tell me where he is. I am sad.

We all left. All of us. My tribe followed another one, the tribe of my friend Mocá. She is the only one left in her family. The chief of her tribe adopted her. I feel very sad for Mocá. She's my friend, and friends must be sad for each other, otherwise we wouldn't be friends.

Our tribes went south. Like the other tribes. We said we would all gather up at the plains they found during an expedition or something. I don't know what an expedition is. When mother told me about it, I thought it was just a big hike like I used to do when going to the mines, except that there weren't any mines to go to. That sounded strange to me.

We walk all day. I am very hungry and very thirsty, but working in the mines is more exhausting. We found fruits. Mocá ate some. She became all red! That was very funny. That made me a bit less sad that father was not here.

I am going to sleep. Good night, book. I will write again if I have time and if I have anything interesting to say.