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STUDENT TEXT, pp. 96–97 tmhaermr i no ug nt ht aei nb egaaur dt ye no sf twh ietihr osuutr irno ua nn dy iwn gasy. I was, therefore, all the more watchful of this fgeaerddienng a� lf ot ecrk t, ha enyd lceaf tr ,etfou lsl ey ee wx ahma it n� el odwt eh res ht haed sslui gf hf etreesdt ;dIi scoorudl de rn, mo tu, chho wl eesvs edre, ds tertuecctti o n . Ihtasde eb me eend kreaet ph ienr gt hi taitn, loi kr ed egra. rI dceonuel dr s n, toht e y see one crushed �lower, nor a single blade oNfogrraams sotnhga tt hweads abi seyn, tgoernbt iraonk, eonr db or ywann.t h u s gr oa ar dme na ts wo fi ltlh, he aAvlep sI , ewv ehre nr eo tt ihcee dw ti hl de sehf ef eecpt s of destructive feeding or trampling. Even the burly, shuf�ling bears beautify the ground oa wn ew- ihni sc ph i trhi negy twr aacl kk,sd, aenc odrwa tri int gi nigt wp oi teht rtyh e i r oh ni e trho eg lsyopfht iscesq. Bu ou ita, sbtar ar kn gi ne bt oo lsdalyy, md raanw, n tchoen fcursoiwo nn ,wt hi teh saelql uh oi si ab eosf tngaitfut sr ea,nbdr iwn gi tsh t h e oh ve ebr raebeudnsd, as wn te, emp iss ba we gaoyt tt ehne ab ne iamu tayl sotfhtahte wilderness like a �ire. Passage B The night was intolerable for Antoine. Tn uh me bbue frfsa, lroewg aerrdei na gb ohui mt hwi mi t hi nvci coiuonutsl e s s go lf af ennc seisv. eInt ewsas soof nml ya nd ut he atto t thheey ngaatvuer ahli m a n y sl opuadc ee r. ,Tahned btehlel or ewwi nags oaf mt haer bk eudl l su bn ee caas mi n ee s s oapnptrhoeapcharint gofstthoremh.erd. This was a sign of an Upon the western horizon were seen �lashes of lightning. The cloud that had been at hmu ne dr ee rshpeeac dk . hSaudd dn eo nwl yb tehceo mw ienadnc oa mm ien, oa un sd lightning �lashes became more frequent, sl ihk oe ws ti rnagntghee mu no gn as it ne rl ys fi on r tmh es owf ht iht ee lai ng hi mt . aTl sh e cI towl oasss aal bhlei nr dd wr uasshafgoari ns hi ne l tvei or, l ae nn dt mn oo thi oe ne d. wg ual sc hpeasi d. At lol wb uafsf ai nl o t wh ea ldl oe we pseos rt oe vf edna rdkeneeps s . Te ahret rhe—s eme iml l ieodn tsoobf eh og roof sa na inndg tihnr ho ae tasv er on aar ni ndg in unison.

As a shipwrecked sailor clings to aa lmt heoruegfhr aagl mmoe sntt eoxf hwa ouos tde, ds owAi tnht of ai nt ieg,u e , stuck to the saddle of his pony. As the mad rush continued, every �lash displayed heaps ooff bthiseoirncionmdpeaanthio’snsst.ruggle under the hoofs When he awoke and looked around he ni mt e raegda itnh, ei tswt rai ps mo f ot ri mn i bnegr. Twhhei chhe rl ady hoand both sides of the river, and it was here that Antoine conceived his �irst distinct hope of saving himself. “Waw, waw, waw!” was the hoarse cf rroymt haa th cuammaen tboehi ni sg ei anrds ,i satpr pe sasr.eAnnt ltyo i n e ss terea wi n he od iht i cs oeuyleds baen. dT hc rraonuegdh ha ins on pe ec kn itnog ignr itzhzel ybbr ae na rc hl yeisn ag hael oa dn gh ae np ienr cc lei ni veedd l ai ml abr g e ap no ds i thi uo gn g. iTnhge i th de reds phearda tneol ywt ot hmo raoi nu tgahi lny h i s pl i ke revwaids ee dh tehme mt i emdbienr., Ha ne dh tahdet ba ke ea nr wh iass us tnaancdc ua sg taoi mn set ds er ve ef ur ag le bauf tl el sr, mo naek oi nf gwah bi crha vl ae y dfreoamd sneevaerrbayl, wwohuilnedhse. himself was bleeding Antoine had been assiduously looking fhoorpae df r iteonedslcyatpree ef r, obmy mc aepa tni vs iot yf . wHhi si chhohr se e , bv ey rcyhbaonxc-ee, l md eardteh ha ti swwaas ys ud si rt ea ci nt liyn gu nt hd ee rb tehaer awni dt hti hn ehr ies wr eaasc ah .c Ho ne vseanwi eantt ab gr al anncche j tuhsat t twhiet ho chci mu p. aTnhteoyf wt heer et r, ei ne fwa cotu, lcdo mn opt ai nn itoe nr fse irne dt hi set pr eosnsy. ’As nbtaoci kn ea ns pd rsaeni gz edde st hp ee rcartoesl sy - fl ri mo mb with both his hands. By the middle of the afternoon the mA nationi nb eo dwyaos f stuhree ht he radt hh iasdc pa pa st isvei dt y, ahnadd a t lf ar os tmc ohmi s el i tmo ba nt oetnhde. gTrhoeunn hde, asnwduwn ga lhkiemd s e l f stif�ly to the carcass of the nearest cow, which he dressed, and prepared himself a meal. But �irst he took a piece of liver on a long pole to the bear!

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