THE DEER^ 
beautiful creature, shrinking back into 
the forest's shadow, yet ever drawn 
forward by the sudden wonder of the 
light. 
She turned her head towards me, 
and her eyes blazed like great colored 
lights in the lantern's reflection. They 
fascinated me; I could see nothing 
but those great glowing spots, blaz- 
ing and scintillating with a kind of 
intense fear and wonder out of the 
darkness. How an animal's eyes can 
be so big and blazing-bright — that 
was, and still is to me, after many 
years, the v^onder and fascination of 
jacking. 
She turned away at last, unable to 
endure the glory any longer; then, 
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SUMfMERlOOODS 
