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is the " creation of species by Man" of the continental 

 naturalists. When Man sets to work to create a spe- 

 cies of sentient animal, he manages it so well, that his 

 results are of a very short-lived nature. And if Man 

 bungles and mismanages his work so badly, the conve- 

 nient Goddess Chance, is not likely to succeed much 

 better. 



