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the wild rein-deer passes underneath, it in- 

 stantly drops down upon it, fixing its teeth 

 and claws into the neck, just behind the horns. 

 It is in vain that the wounded animal then flies 

 for protection, that it rustles among the 

 branches of the forest, the glutton still holds 

 its former position, and, although it often loses 

 a part of its skin and flesh, which are rubbed 



off against the trees, yet it still keeps fast, 

 until its prey drops with fatigue and loss of 

 blood. The deer has but one only method 

 of escape, which is by jumping into the water; 

 that element its enemy cannot endure; for, 

 as we are told, it quits its hold immediately, 

 and then thinks only of providing for its own 

 proper security. 



