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WESTERN SERIES OF READERS. 



once proceeds to sit upon it closely, lest it should 

 be stolen, instead of the nest. 



A few years ago great numbers of murre's eggs 

 were gathered on these islands every summer, and 



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sold in the markets at about the same price as hen's 

 eggs. But boiled eggs never hatch, and when it 

 was found that the number of birds was decreasing, 

 the gathering of eggs was stopped by government 

 officers, and now there are plenty of young murres. 



