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and asked his advice. The squirrel bids them repose, until he should dream. This dream lasted some days. The squirrel awaking, told them that a She Bear held the Sun from them. Our Adventurers upon this information determined to go in quest of the Bear, and engaged this sagacious squirrel to accompany them. After great fatigue, they arrived at a Beautiful Country which the Bear with her two Cubs inhabited. They soon discovered her wash or couch with the two cubs; the Mother was out upon an excursion on the other side of the lake, nigh to her retreat. Our Adventurers' attention was soon attracted by a long line of Babish, suspended from the Clounds and tied to a piece of wood, which lay upon the top of the Bear's covering and dwelling place. Upon this line at certain distances there were a number of Bags, neatly laced with babish and seemed to contain something Mysterious. Our Adventurers

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