A COLLECTION OF INTERESTING ANECDOTES.
BY RALPH AND CHANDOS TEMPLE.
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ENTERPRISE AND ADVENTURE
A COLLECTION OF INTERESTING ANECDOTES.
BY RALPH AND CHANDOS TEMPLE.
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Transcriber's Notes:
Some illustrations were repositioned to avoid breaking up sentences.
Original spelling and punctuation were retained from the printed book, including spelling inconsistencies (i.e.: kestrel and kestril) except for the following changes:
Page 1: where-ever changed to wherever for consistency. (to admire wherever we stroll)
Page 10: ear-bones changed to earbones for consistency. (a mole's earbones)
Page 15: fore-arms changed to forearms for consistency. (his forearms are something)
Page 30: added closing quotes. (Try, try, try again.")
Page 78: water crow-foot changed to water-crowfoot for consistency. (spawning amongst that water-crowfoot,)
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