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Excerpt from The House in the Water: A Book of Animal Stories
At last, with a sort Of crisp whisper, a stick, burnt through the middle, fell apart, and a icker of red ame leaped up. The Woodsman. Knocked out his pipe, rose slowly to his feet, stretched his gaunt length, and murmured, Reckon we might as well turn in.
That's all right for you, Jabe, answered the Boy, rising also, tightening his belt, and reaching for his rie, but I'm going Off to see what I can see. Night's the time to see things in the woods.
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