THE SWARM 



cesser by the "spirit of the hive" — all 

 these have issued from her tlanks. 



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What is this '' spirit of the hive " — 

 '/here does it reside? It is not like the 

 special instinct that teaches the bird to 

 construct its v:t\\ planned nest, and th-en 

 seek other skies v/nen the day for migra- 

 tion returns. Nor is it a kind of m.echan- 

 ical habit of the race, or blind craving for 

 life, that will fiing the bees upon any v,ild 

 hazard the moment an unforeseen event 

 shall derange the accusrom.ed order of 

 phenomena. On the contrar.', be the 

 event never so masterful, the "spirit of 

 the hive" still will follow it, siep by step, 

 like an alert and quick-witted slave, who 



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