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THE GROTESQUE FRXHT 



mouths seemed to be o^rinninor- down at us. When 

 overripe the tooth-like seeds projected still farther 

 from the fruit-lips, and the dripphig sap added a new 

 element of grotesqueness. Absurd as it may seem, the 

 facial expression of the seed-pods changed from day to 

 day ! When first beginning to open, a gentle smile 

 characterized the fruit, and, as the gap widened and the 

 seeds appeared, the semblance to a smile became a grin, 



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