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&quot; I must say that I like fresh Fish better than 

 dried,&quot; declared Nekik to his companion. Mink ; 

 &quot; but with the streams almost frozen to the 

 bottom, and the stupid Tail-swimmers buried in 

 the mud, one cannot be too thankful for any 

 thing in the way of Eating. The wealthiest one 

 in all the Boundaries is old Umisk, the Beaver ; 

 he s got miles on miles of food that can t run 

 away from him.&quot; 



&quot; Oh, I never could stand a vegetarian diet,&quot; 

 grunted Carcajou. &quot; I do eat Berries and Roots 

 when Meat is scarce, but, taking it all round, 

 you 11 find that the brainiest, cleverest, most 

 active Fellows in the Boundaries are the Flesh- 

 eaters. Look at old Mooswa good enough 

 Chap ; big and strong, too, in a way, but Safe- 

 trails ! what can he do ? Nothing but trot, trot, 

 trot, and try to rustle that big head-gear of his 

 through the bush. Did you ever see a Flesh- 

 eater have to run around with a small horn-forest 

 on his head in the way of protection ? Never ! 

 they don t run to horns they run to brains.&quot; 



&quot;And teeth,&quot; added Blue Wolf, curling his 

 upper lip and baring ivory fangs the length 

 of a man s finger to the admiring gaze of his 

 friends. 



&quot; I eat Meat,&quot; chirped Whisky-Jack, &quot; and I 

 don t run to horns or teeth either, so it must all 



