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stone and were beaten down and gave up lay under water 

 without moving. 



DOROTHY. And the others? 



ALBERT. About twenty-five stood upright like a boy 

 and kept still. After the rain those that didn't get wet 

 ran home. Others waited until after the water dried out 

 of their feelers, or until the puddles dried up. 



One Harvester Helping Another to Remove a Drop of Water from 

 Under the Throat. 



DOROTHY. That's all, is it? 



ALBERT. No. One of the upright ants had a ball of 

 water under its chin and had trouble for half an hour. Its 

 feelers would get tangled in the water as fast as the ant 

 pulled them out with the comb on its forelegs. 



