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THE GREAT FATHER & SNAKES' WAYS
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itself through the blood with wonderful quickness, and a chill instantly strikes the whole body. Then the spot


THE SNAKES FOUND IN THE LAME MAN'S BED


where the poison entered begins to swell and get discoloured, and soon the whole frame shows the same signs. The poison takes effect most quickly in hot weather, or if