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must leave the ground animals, whose eyes are made for 

 near things, and watch the golden eagles, which are 

 becoming quite a common herd since the deer forests have 

 spread. They find in the ' forests ' the quiet and protection 

 they demand ; and carry in safety to their protected eyries 

 the grouse and rabbits and hares which are their proper 

 prey. 



