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Page 258
He tossed He tossed up a half - farthing piece , borrowed from Esau , to decide the point , and called tails , but it turned up heads , and the Skipper was to go ; so he sat down at once and wrote a letter telling his friends not to ex- ...
He tossed He tossed up a half - farthing piece , borrowed from Esau , to decide the point , and called tails , but it turned up heads , and the Skipper was to go ; so he sat down at once and wrote a letter telling his friends not to ex- ...
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Six of these nests were placed one above the other on platforms pivoted upon a vertical rod , so that any one in the series could be turned out from the rest whilst under observation , and then turned back when not in use .
Six of these nests were placed one above the other on platforms pivoted upon a vertical rod , so that any one in the series could be turned out from the rest whilst under observation , and then turned back when not in use .
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... when he reversed his bridges , or turned his table half round , the ants traversing them at the time turned half round too , and so still went on in the right direction to reach the place they were aiming at .
... when he reversed his bridges , or turned his table half round , the ants traversing them at the time turned half round too , and so still went on in the right direction to reach the place they were aiming at .
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