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A CHILD OF NATURE 
The near hills were still white, save 
the hare summits, from which the 
tierce winds had swept the snow. 
In the distance the circle of great 
peaks were shining as in mid- 
winter, and the hold outlines of 
the mountain that rose solitary 
in the far North cut sharply into 
the blue. 
