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thirty leaves which appear suitable. Then, without 

 detaching them, it tears each into seven or eight 

 threads which are held together by the base, and 

 remain attached to the reeds. It is a clever idea to 



Fig. 30. 



avoid losing a natural point of support The little 

 bands being thus prepared, they are interlaced and 

 crossed with much art, the animal comes and goes, 

 placing first one of them, then another above, taken 

 from a different leaf. It has soon woven a ball about 



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