A LIFE-AND-DEATH STRUGGLE. 



young idea of their kind how to tackle 

 a worm how to drag him from his burrow, 

 ring after ring, as he struggles, to chop 

 him up and mangle him till resistance and 

 escape are absolutely hopeless, and then 

 to devour him piecemeal. But in autumn 

 the fierce heart of the carnivore softens ; 

 worms being then scarce, he condescends 

 to berries. 



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