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and when the first arrow thus shot up 

 strikes the ground, he must at once stop. 

 The number of arrows he has shot indi- 

 cates his score, which he will compare 

 with that made by the other boys. 

 Sometimes they will only count those 

 that in descending stand upright in the 

 snow, and in this case they will shoot all 

 that are in their quivers. 



At another time they will count only 

 those that stick upright within a certain 

 area, generally a circle of from twenty to 

 thirty yards in diameter ; these must all 

 be shot from the bow by the time the 

 first arrow strikes within the space 

 marked out, and in this case considerable 

 precision and rapidity in shooting are 

 required to make a good score. The 

 boys will often shoot a single arrow high 

 into the air and try to intercept it with 



