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snow found him hardly less happy. 
The deepest truths often lie sleep- 
ing in the heart of a child long 
before he knows of their presence 
or understands what they say to 
him. He has subtle perceptions 
of the world about him which 
seem wholly of the senses, but 
which register the first delicate 
contacts of his spirit with Nature. 
Nothing seems quite real to him, 
or at least not quite complete, 
because everything hints at some- 
thing more wonderful and magical 
which is to come. There were 
days when John haunted the woods 
and waited breathless for something 
to happen. What he expected he 
could not have described ; he did 
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