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... letters that the author wrote to friends who were as in- terested in natural history as he was himself and the letters he received in reply . The work in question , of which more later in another chapter , bears the title of The Natural ...
... letters that the author wrote to friends who were as in- terested in natural history as he was himself and the letters he received in reply . The work in question , of which more later in another chapter , bears the title of The Natural ...
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... letters from him in a file because during our friendship of many years we have kept up an exchange of letters on our observations of birds , plants , insects , and other forms of wildlife encountered on field trips . I think I have ...
... letters from him in a file because during our friendship of many years we have kept up an exchange of letters on our observations of birds , plants , insects , and other forms of wildlife encountered on field trips . I think I have ...
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... letters except those with signatures or addresses that I was unable to decipher . Possibly his letter fell into that category . He merely grunted . I didn't tell John , but his complaint recalled to mind a sharply critical screed I ...
... letters except those with signatures or addresses that I was unable to decipher . Possibly his letter fell into that category . He merely grunted . I didn't tell John , but his complaint recalled to mind a sharply critical screed I ...
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