DRIVING OUT THE DRONES 



curl in a wicked way towards the drone's body, as if 

 for the fatal sting, but no sting was given ; perhaps 

 the worker did not intend to waste a sting, or in the 

 struggle and confusion it could not find the mortal 

 part in the drone's body into which to squirt the 

 poison. But my impression was that there was no 

 need to sting. The drone had received a tremen- 

 dous scare and thrashing ; he flew off, surely never 

 to return. 



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