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the more highly strung of the mice-folk, even when 

 they seem to have become perfectly tame. This 

 same young naturalist observed another jumping 

 mouse which, contrary to all the books, took to the 

 water when pursued, and swam nearly as expertly 

 as a muskrat. 



So endeth the Chronicle of the Seven Sleepers. 



