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Bittracted swarms of eee agl for days ayiatainitalan = 
in heady nectar seemed to be borne without disorderly ef- 
fect, as if the spicy offerings of the tea-trees had seasoned | 
eer. prtioles community. But as time passed, many became 
bloated, and being tipsy, passed from the stage of excitec 
 -good-humour to almost helpless pugnacity. Unable TOst Yoanmue 
_ they crawled and rolled on the ground, savagely attacking : 
all bare-footed trespassers, illustrating the fact. that indus- — 
trious and provident bees fall from grace under the temp- 
_ tation of a super- PASTE of OUST BE kite 
