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of bird architecture. It is a real work of art, because, in 

 its perfect suitability for its purpose, it shows an amount 

 of calculation that few men would think a bird capable 

 of. 



Whoever is acquainted with the nature of marshland, 

 and the reed beds that border it, knows that on the 

 smooth surface of the water, the breeze, the wind, the 

 storm have free course, and can at times bluster and 



