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INTRODUCTION. 



unused rooms are also the habitat of some peculiar species. In 

 fact, wherever insect-life can penetrate, spiders of one kind or 

 another are sure to be found; and, as in all other Natural 

 History pursuits, the keenest eye, the most dexterous fingers, 

 and the most unwearied toil and patience, will bring the greatest 

 number of rarities to the Araneologist. 



