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New Caa but not being noticed Now our play

is to do nothing and say nothing They're on this island somewhere They

can't walk off it, and they can't swim off it, and they can't fly off

it They may stay away for day or more or possibly two By the end of

week they'll certainly be starved out And they'll be longing for our

society We want to keep right at work as if nothing had happened Let

theo and come as they please But we take no notice - see! We've done

that once before and we can do it again When they coed gang of girls I bet we never

hear another word out of them on this subject"

The ; but they talked less They

were visibly preoccupied At every pause, they glanced furtively up the

trail When noon came, it was evident that they dropped their tools with

relief They sat with their eyes glued to the path