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Afterwehadhadoutourlaugh，Lop-EarandIcurvedbackinourflightandgotbreakfastintheblueberryswamp。ItwasthesameswamptowhichIhadmademyfirstjourneysintheworld，yearsbefore，accompaniedbymymother。Ihadseenlittleofherintheinterveningtime。Usually，whenshevisitedthehordeatthecaves，Iwasawayintheforest。IhadonceortwicecaughtglimpsesoftheChattererintheopenspace，andhadhadthepleasureofmakingfacesathimandangeringhimfromthemouthofmycave。BeyondsuchamenitiesIhadleftmyfamilyseverelyalone。I
wasnotmuchinterestedinit，andanywayIwasdoingverywellbymyself。
Aftereatingourfillofberries，withtwonestfulsofpartlyhatchedquail-eggsfordessert，Lop-EarandI
wanderedcircumspectlyintothewoodstowardtheriver。