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I saw the lad soon after he was taken the second time . He had been a month in
the woods , living on roots and fruits , and had nearly died from starvation . He
had an intelligent , sharp , and independent look about him , and kept continually
...
I saw the lad soon after he was taken the second time . He had been a month in
the woods , living on roots and fruits , and had nearly died from starvation . He
had an intelligent , sharp , and independent look about him , and kept continually
...
Page 292
has its two hindmost legs greatly lengthened , and furnished with brushes ; one I
saw on a branch was flourishing these in the air , and I thought at first they were
two black flies hovering over the branch , my attention being taken from the body
...
has its two hindmost legs greatly lengthened , and furnished with brushes ; one I
saw on a branch was flourishing these in the air , and I thought at first they were
two black flies hovering over the branch , my attention being taken from the body
...
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... some being faded - green , blotched with yellow ; others , as in the species
figured , resemble a brown withered leaf , the resemblance being increased by a
transparent hole through both wings that looks like a piece taken out of the leaf .
... some being faded - green , blotched with yellow ; others , as in the species
figured , resemble a brown withered leaf , the resemblance being increased by a
transparent hole through both wings that looks like a piece taken out of the leaf .
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