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same and at my report was considerably astonished to see the 

 elephant he was aiming at fall ; he consequently only got a 

 running shot at the other, and failed to drop her. I had 

 fired the big rifle with the conical ball, which only knocked the 

 elephant's head into a bamboo clump on the opposite bank ; 

 after staggering about she got on her legs again and com- 













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menced climbing up the bank. I now had a capital lesson 

 on the ear shot, for Michael was at my elbow showing me 

 the exact spot where to plant the bullet. On receiving the 

 shot the elephant reared up on end and fell clean heels over 

 head to the bottom of the nullah, such an awful smash — 

 squelch would be a better term. Michael said he had never 



