bloom. Little cared they for 

 the storms that were past. 



They are undisturbed by the 

 travel on the nearby road, not 

 even by the countless automo- 

 biles which roll along the neigh- 

 boring boulevard. Only once 

 have they taken exception to 

 any disturbing factor, and this 

 was when some heavy blasting 

 was being done during the win- 

 ter months on the road near 

 their trees. Then, indeed, were 

 they aroused. They straight- 

 way took their departure, and 

 quite disappeared from their 

 winter home and from the en- 

 tire peninsula. There is no 

 means of knowing where they 

 then sought shelter, but most of 

 them must have perished, wher- 



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