THE FIGHT AT THE TIMBER-LINE 



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Photograph by Vittorio Sella 



THE BATTLE LINE NEAR THE CREST OE THE CAUCASUS 



Remorselessly and irresistibly, the glaciers crush through the mountain passes, giving 

 the trees little chance for a foothold, but even here, on the very shores of the ice rivers, the 

 chasseurs of the forest stand their ground. 



