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Page 279
... trees , unless some Grove for shade lie in the middle . If it take up a third part only , then the next third may be Dwarf - trees , and the last Standard - fruit ; or else the second part Fruit - trees , and the third all sorts of ...
... trees , unless some Grove for shade lie in the middle . If it take up a third part only , then the next third may be Dwarf - trees , and the last Standard - fruit ; or else the second part Fruit - trees , and the third all sorts of ...
Page 329
... tree , and on the other side of the bank also ; and , behold , the tree had a great open place , in the side of it close to the ground , as old hollow trees often have ; and looking into the open place , to my inexpressible joy , there ...
... tree , and on the other side of the bank also ; and , behold , the tree had a great open place , in the side of it close to the ground , as old hollow trees often have ; and looking into the open place , to my inexpressible joy , there ...
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... trees can be . The twenty - four volunteers led the way , climbing with what silence they might , closely followed by a much larger body . When they reached the top they saw in the dim light a cluster of tents at a short distance , and ...
... trees can be . The twenty - four volunteers led the way , climbing with what silence they might , closely followed by a much larger body . When they reached the top they saw in the dim light a cluster of tents at a short distance , and ...
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