WINTER FOOD 
ALL of the beavers on Patou had been ter- 
/\ ribly frightened by the light and the 
1 \ sounds made by the invaders. Indeed, so 
great was their fear, that for two days they 
remained hidden in their lodges. The third day, 
however, found them back in the slashings; for 
food must soon be collected and stored, lest 
the rapidly approaching winter bring starva¬ 
tion to them all. 
A number of trees had been partly cut at the 
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