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In the flash of an eye the grasshopper was actually enshrouded in a sheet of white film of web, and with the utmost rapidity was rolled over and over by the spider, which used its long legs with the utmost dexterity. IN THE FLASH OF AN EYE THE GRASSHOPPER WAS ACTUALLY ENSHROUDED IN A SHEET OF WHITE FILM OF WEB AND WITH THE UTMOST RAPIDITY WAS ROLLED OVER AND OVER BY THE SPIDER WHICH USED ITS LONG LEGS WITH THE UTMOST DEXTERITY
own the deviation of .000001 of an inch between any two of the squares. When the web was three-fourths finished a lusty grasshopper went blundering up against one of the yet uncovered spokes of the web and escaped. The spider noticed this and visibly increased his efforts and sped from spoke to spoke, trailing his never ending film of silky web behind him. At last the trap was set and, hastening to the center, he quickly covered the point with web after web, until he had a smooth, solid floor with an opening that allowed the tenant to occupy either side of the house at will. The spot was well selected, the hoppers in the heat of the day finding the heavy shade of the broad nasturtium leaves particularly grateful. Our friend the spider had not long to wait for his breakfast, for presto!--a great, brown-winged hopper flew right into the net. Before he could, with his strong wings and powerful legs, tear the silken gossamer asunder and free himself, like lightning our spider was upon him. E DEVIATION OF POINT ZERO ZERO ZERO ZERO ZERO ONE OF AN INCH BETWEEN ANY TWO OF THE SQUARES WHEN THE WEB WAS THREE FOURTHS FINISHED A LUSTY GRASSHOPPER WENT BLUNDERING UP AGAINST ONE OF THE YET UNCOVERED SPOKES OF THE WEB AND ESCAPED THE SPIDER NOTICED THIS AND VISIBLY INCREASED HIS EFFORTS AND SPED FROM SPOKE TO SPOKE TRAILING HIS NEVER ENDING FILM OF SILKY WEB BEHIND HIM AT LAST THE TRAP WAS SET AND HASTENING TO THE CENTRE HE QUICKLY COVERED THE POINT WITH WEB AFTER WEB UNTIL HE HAD A SMOOTH SOLID FLOOR WITH AN OPENING THAT ALLOWED THE TENANT TO OCCUPY EITHER SIDE OF THE HOUSE AT WILL THE SPOT WAS WELL SELECTED THE HOPPERS IN THE HEAT OF THE DAY FINDING THE HEAVY SHADE OF THE BROAD MYSTERIUM LEAVES PARTICULARLY GRATEFUL OUR FRIEND THE SPIDER HAD NOT LONG TO WAIT FOR HIS BREAKFAST FOR PRESTO A GREAT BROWN WINGED HOPPER FLEW RIGHT INTO THE NET BEFORE HE COULD WITH HIS STRONG WINGS AND POWERFUL LEGS TEAR THE SILKEN GOSSAMER ASUNDER AND FREE HIMSELF LIKE LIGHTNING OUR SPIDER WAS UPON HIM
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