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He told them all about the new high powered, long range rifle which he had ordered. And he vowed to them all that he would not rest until the bird was either caught or killed "for the advancement of human learning." HE TOLD THEM ALL ABOUT THE NEW HIGH POWERED LONG RANGE RIFLE WHICH HE HAD ORDERED AND HE VOWED TO THEM ALL THAT HE WOULD NOT REST UNTIL THE BIRD WAS EITHER CAUGHT OR KILLED FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF HUMAN LEARNING
e." "Tell us about it," said Mother politely. "Well, I discovered it on the other side of the valley, you know," said the Scientist eagerly. "Quite by accident--I was really looking for another species. Now, birds, you know, have fixed habits. If you know those habits, you can predict just what they will do at any time. This particular bird was a daytime creature, so I tried to watch it between dawn and dusk. But it seemed to have a mind of its own--you might almost say an intelligence. It avoided me in a very clever way, and it avoided my traps also. Uncanny! So after several weeks I decided to shoot it if I got the chance. Then suddenly it disappeared, but I'm certain it came over to this side of the valley--" There was no escape from the subject during dinner. The Scientist could think and talk of nothing else. He described the merits of deadfalls, snares, steel traps, and birdlime. He asked which they thought would make the best bait, a rabbit, a beefsteak, a live lamb, or carrion. MY SEARCH AS SOON AS MY EQUIPMENT GETS HERE TELL US ABOUT IT SAID MOTHER POLITELY WELL I DISCOVERED IT ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE VALLEY YOU KNOW SAID THE SCIENTIST EAGERLY QUITE BY ACCIDENT I WAS REALLY LOOKING FOR ANOTHER SPECIES NOW BIRDS YOU KNOW HAVE FIXED HABITS IF YOU KNOW THOSE HABITS YOU CAN PREDICT JUST WHAT THEY WILL DO AT ANY TIME THIS PARTICULAR BIRD WAS A DAYTIME CREATURE SO I TRIED TO WATCH IT BETWEEN DAWN AND DUSK BUT IT SEEMED TO HAVE A MIND OF ITS OWN YOU MIGHT ALMOST SAY AN INTELLIGENCE IT AVOIDED ME IN A VERY CLEVER WAY AND IT AVOIDED MY TRAPS ALSO UNCANNY SO AFTER SEVERAL WEEKS I DECIDED TO SHOOT IT IF I GOT THE CHANCE THEN SUDDENLY IT DISAPPEARED BUT I'M CERTAIN IT CAME OVER TO THIS SIDE OF THE VALLEY THERE WAS NO ESCAPE FROM THE SUBJECT DURING DINNER THE SCIENTIST COULD THINK AND TALK OF NOTHING ELSE HE DESCRIBED THE MERITS OF DEAD FALLS SNARES STEEL TRAPS AND BIRD LIME HE ASKED WHICH THEY THOUGHT WOULD MAKE THE BEST BAIT A RABBIT A BEEFSTEAK A LIVE LAMB OR CARRION
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