breathing-holes oi)en. The ice-maker ne\'er 

 finds their inner stair ; its secret door opens 

 into deep, under-water paths, which inn all 

 over the bottom of the nnfrozen pond-world. 



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"The siioiv has drittocl ovpi' tlirir hmisc till ..nly 

 a tiny mi.iuiid appt^nrs." 



Unless ronsed by the sharp thmst of a spear, 

 tlie miiskrats will sleep till nightfall. Yon 

 may skate ai'onnd the lodge and e\en sit down 

 npon it withont waking tlie sleepers : bnt plnnge 

 your polo-stick throngh the toji, and you will 

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