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were two successive glitters, or sharp thaws followed by 

 frost, which covered the snow with a hard ice coat and made 

 it difficult for the deer to dig down to their food. In spite, 

 however, of all difficulties and the long voyage, they 

 steadily gained in weight, and so far as we can tell, not 

 one of the pregnant does lost her fawn. 



On the following pages is the expense account of the 

 enterprise : 



