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and sabretaches. But now that the rain had ceased the [[deletion]] blisterfies [[/deletion]] [[addition]] [[unclear]] [[/addition]] | and sabretaches. But now that the rain had ceased the [[deletion]] blisterfies [[/deletion]] [[addition]] [[unclear]] [[/addition]] | ||
began to arrive; the white cloth on the floor was an iressitable | began to arrive; the white cloth on the floor was an iressitable | ||
| − | attraction ^ [[addition]] to | + | attraction ^ [[addition]] to the white ants [[/addition]] and they arrived in their myriads. [[deletion]] They [[/deletion]] [[addition]] Some [[/addition]] |
have a faculty of letting their wings drop off, and then | have a faculty of letting their wings drop off, and then | ||
walking about unconcernedly as if unconscious of their loss; | walking about unconcernedly as if unconscious of their loss; | ||
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horns like formidable spears. These beetles, incidentally, | horns like formidable spears. These beetles, incidentally, | ||
are so strong that when placed under a wine-galss they move it | are so strong that when placed under a wine-galss they move it | ||
| − | as they advance. But worst of all are the blister flies, | + | as they advance. But worst of all are the blister flies, [[deletion]] h [[/deletion]] [[addition]] w [[/addition]]ho |
equally now invaded the ball room in their thousands, the scene | equally now invaded the ball room in their thousands, the scene | ||
which followed I can never forget; if one alights upon a person | which followed I can never forget; if one alights upon a person | ||
| − | + | wi[[deletion]] ht [[/deletion]] [[addition]] th [[/addition]] out their being aware of it, should it be unwittingly | |
| − | crushed on their face or neck a large blister instantly | + | crushed on their face or neck a large blister instantly rise[[addition]] s [[/addition]] |
| − | Some of these little tormentors climbed up | + | Some of these little tormentors climbed up in[[deletion]] not [[/deletion]] [[addition]] to [[/addition]] the ladies' |
flounces, hid themselves in folds of net, [[addition]] or [[/addition]] visited the mysterious | flounces, hid themselves in folds of net, [[addition]] or [[/addition]] visited the mysterious | ||
recesses of complicated trimmings; some crept up gentlemen's sleeves, others concealed themselves in a jungle of | recesses of complicated trimmings; some crept up gentlemen's sleeves, others concealed themselves in a jungle of | ||
[[deletion]] whistkers [[/deletion]] whisker, and there was something very attractive | [[deletion]] whistkers [[/deletion]] whisker, and there was something very attractive | ||
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and sabretaches. But now that the rain had ceased the deletion blisterfies /deletion addition unclear /addition began to arrive; the white cloth on the floor was an iressitable attraction ^ addition to the white ants /addition and they arrived in their myriads. deletion They /deletion addition Some /addition have a faculty of letting their wings drop off, and then walking about unconcernedly as if unconscious of their loss; some lose all their wings at once, others crawl about with two, others ^ addition with /addition three, but in due course all are destitute of their gauzy appendages, and the cloth deletion is /deletion addition became /addition strewn with them. Then as soon as the winged ants appear, the large black ants appear in pursuit who seem to take a savage pleasure in seizing the luckless note unclear /note white ant, with or without wings, and dragging it about in the most savage manner till it expires. Then there are myriads of moths with wings which seem made of delicate gold, and a long, dark yellow hornet-shaped insect, with no end of joints which makes you sh addition u /addition dder as it flies by, and large beetles, armed to the teeth in "shining armour" and with horns like formidable spears. These beetles, incidentally, are so strong that when placed under a wine-galss they move it as they advance. But worst of all are the blister flies, deletion h /deletion addition w /additionho equally now invaded the ball room in their thousands, the scene which followed I can never forget; if one alights upon a person wideletion ht /deletion addition th /addition out their being aware of it, should it be unwittingly crushed on their face or neck a large blister instantly riseaddition s /addition Some of these little tormentors climbed up indeletion not /deletion addition to /addition the ladies' flounces, hid themselves in folds of net, addition or /addition visited the mysterious recesses of complicated trimmings; some crept up gentlemen's sleeves, others concealed themselves in a jungle of deletion whistkers /deletion whisker, and there was something very attractive
