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formidable row of ere&ed fcales. In vain does the 
Leopard attack it with its vaft claws, for at laft it 
is obliged to leave it in fafety*. The Negroes kill 
thefe animals for the fake of the fiefn* which they 
Reckon excellent. 
* Is faid to deftroy the Elephant by twilling ftfelf round the 
trunk, and compreffing that tender organ with its hard fcales. 
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