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where once had stood the dear old barn; 

 and a new strange feeling over all. The 

 old Cat disappeared. A few days more 

 and the house-folk, too, were gone. The 

 place was deserted, himself a wildwood 

 roving Squirrel, quite alone, without a 

 trace of Squirrel training, such as exam- 

 ple of the old ones gives, unequipped, 

 unaccompanied, unprepared for the life- 

 fight, except that he had a perfect body, 

 and in his soul enthroned, the many deep 

 and dominating instincts of his race. 



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