WORK AND PLAY 
ALTHOUGH the foundation of the new 
/\ lodge was all of twelve feet wide, 
1 \ the inside of the building was intended 
to be only six feet across. The reason for this 
was that the walls were to be a full three feet 
in thickness. That thickness was absolutely 
necessary, because the beavers would have no 
heat in their home except that supplied by 
their own bodies. This would be all they 
needed, however, for very little of it would 
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