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... kakas , burrowing for huhu grubs in the dead pines ; wondered about it for a while , and went to sleep again . And when they awoke again the day was breaking . The day was breaking , and magic with it . A couple of moreporks questioned ...
... kakas , burrowing for huhu grubs in the dead pines ; wondered about it for a while , and went to sleep again . And when they awoke again the day was breaking . The day was breaking , and magic with it . A couple of moreporks questioned ...
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George Edward Dewar. However , this lone and arrogant kaka was not to get away with it as easily as all that . The other kakas took up the question , and a desultory argument arose among them ; so that in recognition of the impos ...
George Edward Dewar. However , this lone and arrogant kaka was not to get away with it as easily as all that . The other kakas took up the question , and a desultory argument arose among them ; so that in recognition of the impos ...
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... kakas , all awake and clamouring for everything , found the men awake and listening . " They're an ill bird , they , " was Sandy's comment . the kakas , " grumbled someone else . 66 But Geordie emptied out a tin match - box . He would ...
... kakas , all awake and clamouring for everything , found the men awake and listening . " They're an ill bird , they , " was Sandy's comment . the kakas , " grumbled someone else . 66 But Geordie emptied out a tin match - box . He would ...
Contents
1Arrival at Chaslands Page | 11 |
2Settling in and Making Friends | 16 |
3Visiting the Neighbours | 21 |
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