College Readings in English ProseFrank William Scott, Jacob Zeitlin |
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... . Examine the location carefully . You will want two trees about ten feet apart , from which to suspend your tent , and a bit of flat ground underneath them . Of course the flat ground need not 20 EXPLANATIONS OF MECHANISMS AND PROCESSES.
... . Examine the location carefully . You will want two trees about ten feet apart , from which to suspend your tent , and a bit of flat ground underneath them . Of course the flat ground need not 20 EXPLANATIONS OF MECHANISMS AND PROCESSES.
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... trees will stand sentinel at either end of a most respectable - looking clearing . Do not unpack the tent . Now , although the ground seems free of all but unimportant growths , go over it thoroughly for little shrubs and leaves . They ...
... trees will stand sentinel at either end of a most respectable - looking clearing . Do not unpack the tent . Now , although the ground seems free of all but unimportant growths , go over it thoroughly for little shrubs and leaves . They ...
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... trees . Draw the line as tight as possible , but do not be too unhappy if , after your best efforts , it still sags a little . That is what your long crotched stick is for . Stake out your four corners . If you get them in a good ...
... trees . Draw the line as tight as possible , but do not be too unhappy if , after your best efforts , it still sags a little . That is what your long crotched stick is for . Stake out your four corners . If you get them in a good ...
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... tree . This is not at all necessary . I have travelled many weeks in the woods without using a more formi- dable implement than a one - pound hatchet . Pile your fuel - a complete supply , all you are going to need - by the side of your ...
... tree . This is not at all necessary . I have travelled many weeks in the woods without using a more formi- dable implement than a one - pound hatchet . Pile your fuel - a complete supply , all you are going to need - by the side of your ...
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... trees , and perhaps the heart of a dead pine stub or stump . Then , with infinite patience , you may be able to tease the flame . Sometimes a small dead birch contains in the waterproof envelope of its bark a species of powdery 24 ...
... trees , and perhaps the heart of a dead pine stub or stump . Then , with infinite patience , you may be able to tease the flame . Sometimes a small dead birch contains in the waterproof envelope of its bark a species of powdery 24 ...
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