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nut was buried, or whether there was a sort 

 of subconscious memory that led him back 

 to the identical spot where he had laid away 

 his treasure several months before. When he 

 had found the nut, he would again climb the 

 tree or some other convenient object, and with 

 his sharp teeth gnaw open the hard shell and 

 make a dinner from the contents. Sometimes 

 during severe and stormy weather the squirrels 

 would not be seen about for several days, but 

 the first bright day they would be playing 

 about among the trees and seeking for food. 



The old squirrels occupy a very similar nest 

 in winter to the ones they use in summer. If a 

 convenient hollow is at hand in some tree at 

 a safe height from the ground which is sel- 

 dom less than fifteen ^ J|^^^^ r twenty 

 feet they will 

 carry in strips 

 of bark and j 

 make a very 

 comfortable 

 bed. The 

 squirrels f r e- 

 quently appropri- 

 ated the boxes which 

 the Naturalist had 



It just filled the hollow of Melvin's hand. 



