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oN ) WY of a small boy making his 
.. £&* first attempt to stand on 
ES f his head. While in this posi- 
‘727 tion she spins a thread, one 
© Us ' ‘end of which she has already 
z N fastened to the post. The wind 
#\Z blows the thread out to one side. 
. When the little Spmner thinks 
4 \ this thread is of sufficient strength 
. to bear her weight she lets £0 her 
hold, springs off into the air, and 
Via ‘| is carried away by the breeze just 
Y\ as her smaller sister is. 
Some of the Fliers, instead of 
1° gailme away on the end of a 
ii}. string, construct filmy rafts out 
i of bands of white silk. When the 
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on board, cuts the thread that holds 
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