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&quot; Fat Fish ! but I m afraid of my fingers,&quot; 

 whistled Otter. 



&quot;Sure, if you work from the top/ retorted 

 Carcajou. &quot; Sideways is the game with the Trap 

 always or upward.&quot; 



&quot; You forgot that. Mister Carcajou, when you 

 tackled the Chimney,&quot; twittered Jay. 



&quot; I did n t burn my tongue, anyway.&quot; 



cc Is Nekik afraid to safeguard his own Slide,&quot; 

 sneered Whisky-Jack. 



&quot;Shut up, Quarrel Maker!&quot; interposed the 

 King, &quot; you know Otter is one of the pluckiest 

 fighters inside the Boundaries. It s only brain 

 less Animals who tackle things they know noth 

 ing about.&quot; 



&quot; Dive their beaks into hot Pork, your Most 

 Wise Majesty,&quot; echoed Lynx, with a fawning 

 smile. 



&quot; Here s Sakwasew, he 11 find the Trap, he s 

 a water dweller,&quot; exclaimed Carcajou, as Mink, 

 attracted by their chatter, came wandering down 

 the stream. &quot; Here, little Black-tail,&quot; he con 

 tinued, &quot;just dip down the hole there and look 

 for evidence of Fran9ois s deviltry.&quot; 



&quot;It s against the Law of the Boundaries,&quot; 

 pleaded Mink, &quot; for me to use Otter s ice hole. 

 By the Kink in my Tail, I m not like some of 

 my Comrades, always breaking the laws.&quot; 



