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leather slippers, securely fastened by a 

 * puckering string, drawn tight and tied. 

 These prevent the water from getting at 

 the reindeer stockings, the fur of which 

 would be spoiled by the moisture. 

 Except for its hideous face, the Eskimo 

 doll, queer as it looks to you, is generally 

 a very good miniature representation of 

 the Eskimo girl. 



