uthe seems to get on pretty well without it. He shall have an airing in my fernery, said Helen, as she liftedoff the glass shade and with a stick carefully lifted the five-branchedwalker on to some tiny plants and mosses. Only see a stick eat! said Flora, as they both watched the curiousmouth open… … A PIECE OF SPONGE. Did you ever look at a piece of sponge and see what acurious thing it is ? Do you know by whom it was made ? Oneof Natures smallest children did it. It was once alive and stow-ing on the rocks in some of the far-away seas. It lived, breathed,and grew just as you do. Some sponges…
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