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a boulder, we started in their direction, following the 

 bed of the stream, and carefully avoiding discovery 

 by a lot of ewes at the entrance of the gully. As 

 we descended out of sight, the rams were feeding 

 about 300 yards ahead of us, and so I approached a 



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small ridge from which I hoped to get my shot, but 

 on peeping over with the utmost caution in the direc- 

 tion they had taken, I found that they had gone. As 

 I continued to advance carefully, I heard, to my 

 dismay, a rattling of stones to my right. Naturally 

 I thought they had scented us, and as I continued 



