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and an alarm cry that spoke only of haste 



and danger. I had a glimpse of the bear 



plunging into the alders, as if thrown by a J(oskomenos 



catapult; the kingfisher wheeled in a great ■^^ 



rattling circle about the canoe before he 



pitched upon the old stump, jerking his tail 



and clattering in great excitement. 



I swung noiselessly out into the lake, 



where I could watch the alders. They were 



all still for a space of 



ten minutes; but 



Mooween was there, 



I knew, sniffing and 



listening. Then a ^Myf«(^- H!^4s,/j™i!««|in^ 



great snake seemed ^^^^mit^im^imk... 



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