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of the Caledonian shorthorn. We had arrived at the 

 Six Gates of Udny, that try sting-place of every elf, 

 fairy, and goblin in the country-side ; the twilight 

 shadows were fast falling on the avenues of which it 

 is the mystic centre, and we did not care to be caught 

 at the revels. 



