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ground. No wonder the stream will be hidden from view 

 next summer, when the myriad seeds sprout and begin to 

 fight upward for light and air. 



If we cannot hope for polar bears to complete our 

 Arctic scene, we may thrill at the sight of a sinuous weasel, 

 winding his way among the weeds; and if we look in vain 

 for swans, we at least may rejoice in a whirling, white 

 flock of snow buntings. 



A few flakes fall gently upon our sleeve and another 



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world opens before us. A small hand-lens will be of ser- 

 vice, although sharp eyes may dispense with it. Gather 

 a few recently fallen flakes upon a piece of black cloth, 

 and the lens will reveal jewels more beautiful than any 

 ever fashioned by the hand of man. Six-pointed crystals, 

 always hexagonal, of a myriad patterns, leave us lost in 

 wonderment when we look out over the white landscape and 

 think of the hidden beauty of it all. The largest glacier 

 of Greenland or Alaska is composed wholly of just such 



