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... creek level would be hard to explain , but there it was , the grade of the narrow sledge - track leading up to it being about one in one . They often wondered whether the Mulligans had tried carrying a sack of flour up to this eyrie ...
... creek level would be hard to explain , but there it was , the grade of the narrow sledge - track leading up to it being about one in one . They often wondered whether the Mulligans had tried carrying a sack of flour up to this eyrie ...
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... creek near at hand and a narrow path hammered to it by the bare feet of children or the tired feet of the women . Nearby would be the cowshed , rough and small , and having before it a sea of mud where four or five lean cows showed ...
... creek near at hand and a narrow path hammered to it by the bare feet of children or the tired feet of the women . Nearby would be the cowshed , rough and small , and having before it a sea of mud where four or five lean cows showed ...
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... creek swept down to the sea , and a few chains up this creek , in the bush , was the rookery . There some twenty or thirty penguins had their nesting place , and the bush was loud with their calling . There they were , prepared to ...
... creek swept down to the sea , and a few chains up this creek , in the bush , was the rookery . There some twenty or thirty penguins had their nesting place , and the bush was loud with their calling . There they were , prepared to ...
Contents
1Arrival at Chaslands Page | 11 |
2Settling in and Making Friends | 16 |
3Visiting the Neighbours | 21 |
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