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REIN DEER. 6 3 
he will turn upon his master, who can only escape 
from his fury by turning the sledge over, and lying 
close under it till the beast has revenged himself 
upon the bottom. 
Rein deer seldom live above fifteen or sixteen 
years : at a proper period the Laplander kills them, 
by thrusting a sharp-pointed knife through the back 
of the neck, between the vertebrae, into the spinal 
marrow, which deprives them instantly of all sense 
and motion. The flesh is dried for provision, the 
tongue for exportation, and the skin made into 
clothing. 
