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CONTENTS

ILLUSTRATIONS

"EVERY GOOSE A SWAN"

"GAMES IN GARDENS"

"A BRAND FROM THE BURNING"

FRIENDS

THE MAGIC CAPE

"BAILEY'S BABIES"

"THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES"

THE ETIQUETTE OF YETTA

A BENT TWIG

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