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were not afraid, they were too young to 
know fear but they were not too young 
to be obedient. 
When the young are older, the mother’s 
decoy is most beautiful. She runs almost 
to you, flies upward, circles low in the 
air and then drops. This she repeats sev¬ 
eral times. You can’t help watching her. 
This is what she wishes you to do, for it 
gives the little ones plenty of time to run 
to cover. You will be a good hunter if 
vou find them then. 
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