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'devotee, and you will see it stealthily approach it, like a cat who 
his watching a mouse, and with so much precaution that you can 
scarcely see that it is moving. Then, all of a sudden, as quick as 
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lightning, it seizes its victim between its legs, provided with 
isharp spines, which cross each other, conveys it to its mouth, . 
land deyours it. Our make-believe Nun, Preacher, our Prega- 
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