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`I was very tired, too, after the excitements of the day; so I decided that I would not face it, but would pass the night upon the open hill.
`Weena, I was glad to find, was fast asleep. I carefully wrapped her in my jacket, and sat down beside her to wait for the moonrise. The hill-side was quiet and deserted, but from the black of the wood there came now and then a stir of living things,link. Above me shone the stars, for the night was very clear. I felt a certain sense of friendly comfort in their t
Sunday, January 13, 2013
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Wednesday, January 9, 2013
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