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"The air-life may not have been better or finer," Peachy continued,

"but, somehow, it seemed clearer and purer The earth's such a cluttered

place It's so full of things You can hardly see it for the stuff

that's on it From above it seems beautiful, but near - "

"Yet, it is on the earth that we ently

"But what is the use of our learning to walk?" Peachy deirl-children that are

co to us"

"But I aela learned to

walk, she would forget how to fly"

"On the contrary," Julia declared, "she would fly better for knowing how

to walk, and walk better for knowing how to fly"

"I don't see it," interposed Clara e or what Angela will get out of it Suppose we learned

to walk? TheWe'd lose the appeal of

helplessness"

"But what is there about what you call 'the appeal of helplessness' that

affectionately into

Clara's eyes "Why shouldn't we lose it?"