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THE WORLD OF LIFE 



CHAP. 



everywhere else is for half the year arid and sun-baked, 

 covered with scattered deciduous trees and shrubs, and 



during the rains producing a fairly rich herbaceous vegeta- 

 tion. It is, in fact, a good example of the campos that 

 occupy such a large portion of the interior of Brazil, though 

 perhaps above the average in productiveness. 



An open country such as this is, of course, much easier 



