QUERCUS ALBA 



as much so as if the world were in 

 its infancy and they the sole occu- 

 pants. Then, at the time of falling 

 leaves and falling seeds, came the 

 invasion. Surrounding the open 

 space cleared by the storm, stretch- 

 ing on every side until the earth 

 met the sky, was unbroken forest; 

 and from this came the strange 

 horde. From veterans and tall 

 standards bordering the edge of the 

 clearing, falling acorns bounded on 

 obstructing limbs and fell among 



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