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caution was needless, however, for we 

 failed to start him; and on hunting 

 through some of the patches of brush 

 we found him stretched out already 

 dead. 



This was satisfactory; but still it was 

 not the big buck, and we started out again 

 after dressing and hanging up the deer. 

 For many hours we saw nothing, and we 

 had swung around within a couple of 

 miles of the horses before we sat down be- 

 hind a screen of stunted cedars for a last 

 look. After attentively scanning every 

 patch of brush in sight, we were about to 

 go on when the attention of both of us 

 was caught at the same moment by seeing 

 a big buck deliberately get up, turn round, 

 and then lie down again in a grove of 

 small, leafless trees lying opposite to us on 

 a hill-side with a southern exposure. He 

 had evidently very nearly finished his 

 day's rest, but was not quite ready to go 

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