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getlier like the prairie dogs, but, where food is plenty, 

 many nests will often be found closely adjacent. They 

 are sociable little folk, and no doubt enjoy visiting and 

 gossiping with one another. The little paths are their 



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roadways from one burrow to another, and from the place 

 where the tenderest grasses grow to their storehouses. 

 These tiny roads are formed by gnawing clean away the 

 grass stubble, and treading the earth down smooth ; while 



