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Page 15
... soon as they feel within their roots The pulse of the warm spring rain . " When will the crocus push through the mold ? When will the robins begin to build ? When will the cinnamon rose unfold Till half of its. WHEN ? 15.
... soon as they feel within their roots The pulse of the warm spring rain . " When will the crocus push through the mold ? When will the robins begin to build ? When will the cinnamon rose unfold Till half of its. WHEN ? 15.
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... soon left the presence of the scornful ducks . Then we shut the three in the barn together , and kept them there a day and a night . Still the friendship did not ripen ; the ducks and the drake separated the moment we let them out ...
... soon left the presence of the scornful ducks . Then we shut the three in the barn together , and kept them there a day and a night . Still the friendship did not ripen ; the ducks and the drake separated the moment we let them out ...
Page 25
... soon lose his bearings , and get hopelessly confused at the station . But he seemed to have an exact map of the country in his mind ; he soon left the station road , and went around a house through a vineyard till he struck a stone ...
... soon lose his bearings , and get hopelessly confused at the station . But he seemed to have an exact map of the country in his mind ; he soon left the station road , and went around a house through a vineyard till he struck a stone ...
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... soon discover his mistake , but had not time to watch the experiment further . I went around the drake and turned him back . As he neared the lane this time he seemed suddenly to see some familiar landmark , and he rushed up it 28 ...
... soon discover his mistake , but had not time to watch the experiment further . I went around the drake and turned him back . As he neared the lane this time he seemed suddenly to see some familiar landmark , and he rushed up it 28 ...
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... soon found the rick- ety house where Molly lived , and as Mildred climbed the stairs to Molly's room , though she walked as softly as she could , her heart was beating so she was afraid Molly might hear it . Curious faces peeped at her ...
... soon found the rick- ety house where Molly lived , and as Mildred climbed the stairs to Molly's room , though she walked as softly as she could , her heart was beating so she was afraid Molly might hear it . Curious faces peeped at her ...
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