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THE GUIDE TO NATURE 



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AN EXQUISITE FEATHER SCENE BY ARROYO. 

 The trees in the background are composed of very finely chopped green feathers. 



There were little men and women, 

 perfect copies of the Colombian peas- 

 ants, also little animals and houses 

 showing every phase of posada life, 



far surpassing the carved work for 

 which Switzerland is so famous. 



He was a keen, dark-skinned stocky 

 fellow who brought them to me, with 



