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The bear circled a little in order to descend. Presently it left the 

 sfiadow of the forest and, emerging into sunlight on a snow-covered 

 ledge, turned its fiead as tliough it had heard a sound in the 

 rear. It was Oo-koo-fioo speaking: "Turn your head away, my 

 brother . . .' but the report of his gun cut short fiis sentence, and 

 the bear, leaping forward disappeared among , . . . See Cfiapter IV 



