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and o-oers were to be seen near the nest :" And soon 

 leaving the place, I had no further opportunity to at- 

 tend to them. 



And now having conducted you through every apart- 

 ment of the formicary, and shown you its inhabitants 

 in every light, I shall leave you to meditate on the ex- 

 traordinary instincts with which their Creator has gift- 

 ed them, reserving what I have to say on the other so- 

 cial insects for a future occasion. 



I am, &c. 



