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the animal, killed by a mortal shot, or exhausted by repeated 

 wounds, falls to the share of the archer who has hit it nearest 

 to the head. If several otters appear at the same time, the 

 boats form as many rings, provided their number be sufficiently 

 great. All these movements are executed with astonishing 

 celerity and precision, and amidst the deepest silence, which is 

 only interrupted from time to time by the hissing sound of the 

 flying arrows. 



Banded Dipper. 



