TRAPS. 



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The monkeys come down and sip the nectar, a little at a 

 time, till many a mickle has muddled their perceptives 

 to the degree which the founder of Buddhism would 

 have called the first stage of Nirvana, indifference to 



THE WAGES OF SIN. 



earthly concernments in general. The trapper then 

 approaches and collects his guests, whose exalted feel- 

 ings often manifest themselves in a peculiar way. Some 



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