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southwest. This heavy, muddy haze prevailed 

 for a little more than half an hour, and as it 

 cleared, the clouds began to disappear, but a 

 gauzy haze still continued in the air. The feel- 

 ing in the air was not agreeable, and for the first 

 time in my life I felt alarmed by the shifting, 

 noting clouds and the weird haze. 



I arrived at timber-line south of Poudre Lakes 

 about 4.30 P. M., and for more than half an hour 

 the sky, except in the east over the foothills, was 

 clear, and the sunlight struck a glare from the 

 snow. With the cleared air there came to me 

 an easier feeling. The oppressiveness ceased. I 

 descended a short distance into the woods and 

 relaxed on a fallen tree that lay above the snow. 



I had been there but a little while, when - 

 snap ! buzz ! buzz ! buzz ! ziz ! ziz ! and electricity 

 began to pull my hair and hum around my ears. 

 The electricity passed off shortly, but in a little 

 while it caught me again by the hair for a brief 

 time, and this time my right arm momentarily 

 cramped and my heart seemed to give several 

 lurches. I arose and tramped on and downward, 

 but every little while I was in for shocking treat- 



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