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THE JUMPERS 
KE, are now ready to be in- 
troduced to some mem- 
bers of the Spinner family 
who care very little about spinning and 
weaving. ‘They never build dainty lace 
houses, nor pitch filmy tents in which 
to settle down and live their lives in 
one neighborhood. Instead, they move 
about from place to place, hunting for 
food and seeing the world as they go, 
contentedly putting up for the night or 
for rest in any place that may offer 
itself when the time comes. 
Sometimes they take lodgings under 
a leaf in the garden, or under a pile of 
chips in the yard; often beneath the 
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