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and maria, would be covered with the man lie. of; white, 

 and this state of things would continue unmodified all 

 through the long night until close upon dawn. With 

 dawn, however, would begin the great thaw, and the solar 

 artist would occupy himself the ensuing day in etching 

 out the land shapes by, at first, melting the snow where 

 thinnest, which is to say, on the ancient water beds, and 

 subsequently accentuating his artistic effects from ho-ur 

 to hour. In fine, the white rays are neither more nor ;less 



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