INSECT INTRUDERS. 



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intrusion. My friend did not, or would 

 not, appear to note their presence and 

 hurried exit or rather entrance into 

 favourite caches ! 



The most noticeable of our in- 

 truding friends here were, however, 

 the Ants. Who does not know 

 them who has not cursed them, 

 and I use the word, strong though it 

 be, advisedly : for assuredly a sweet- 

 toothed Bishop, though attired in 

 full panoply of episcopal state, 

 would find it difficult to shut his 

 teeth in time on that small wee word 

 whose offer of assistance is so 

 prompt in moments of tension, when 

 he found a much-looked-forward to 

 toothsome morsel a black crawling 

 ^. mass of ants ! I've seen tears come 



to the eyes but I digress. 



In this paragon of a godown ants 

 were present : and if here, one 

 thought, where will they not enter ! 

 Energy and resource is their motto 



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