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... sure he had a strong desire to get some of them , Even the lowest bunches , however , were high up from the ground ; but he thought he should be able to jump high enough to reach them . This was a mistake : he leaped up again and again ...
... sure he had a strong desire to get some of them , Even the lowest bunches , however , were high up from the ground ; but he thought he should be able to jump high enough to reach them . This was a mistake : he leaped up again and again ...
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... sure of having found its own true mother . When the wool has been thus obtained it is given to workmen to be cleaned and combed ; and by and by it is spun into thread , with which socks can be knitted , and cloth can be made for jackets ...
... sure of having found its own true mother . When the wool has been thus obtained it is given to workmen to be cleaned and combed ; and by and by it is spun into thread , with which socks can be knitted , and cloth can be made for jackets ...
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... sure to find it if you are diligent enough in your search for it . " ' In what part of the field is it , father ? " said one of the lads . “ Nay , my son , " answered the old man , must find out that for yourselves . " Well , 66 D 66 ...
... sure to find it if you are diligent enough in your search for it . " ' In what part of the field is it , father ? " said one of the lads . “ Nay , my son , " answered the old man , must find out that for yourselves . " Well , 66 D 66 ...
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... sure . They dug the ground all over , but did not discover any thing like what they sought . They dug it over again and to a greater depth , but still found nothing . So , at last , thinking that perhaps somebody had stolen the treasure ...
... sure . They dug the ground all over , but did not discover any thing like what they sought . They dug it over again and to a greater depth , but still found nothing . So , at last , thinking that perhaps somebody had stolen the treasure ...
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... sure I look better with- out it . The other day I was pursued by a pack of hounds , -a thing which we all have reason to fear ; and I cut off my tail , that I might be able to run faster . I thus gained such power of speed that I easily ...
... sure I look better with- out it . The other day I was pursued by a pack of hounds , -a thing which we all have reason to fear ; and I cut off my tail , that I might be able to run faster . I thus gained such power of speed that I easily ...
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