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piece of work, for the ground is almost covered with 

 cactus and sharp flinty rocks, and our hands and 

 knees are terribly lacerated. But every rose has its 

 thorn, and nearly every kind of sport has something 

 unpleasant connected with it occasionally; and our 



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reward, if we get it, will be worth the pain it costs 

 us. With such reflections and comments, and with 

 frequent longing looks at the game, we kill time till 

 at last the critical part of our work is done, and we 



