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could make 



HE March moon was 

 at the full before 

 the Pussy-willows 

 and Alder catkins 

 their minds to be- 

 lieve that winter had really gone, and trust their 

 plumes to Keewaydin's rough handling. For the 

 clear cold Northwest Wind reigned among the 

 gray branches, played touch-about with Mudje- 

 keewis whenever he passed by, and blustered and 

 scolded at such a rate that gentle Shawondasee 

 did not even venture to whisper for days together. 



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