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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times, 1919-12-18, Page 61 ,.s,•.r. aw .• W, .V.Z mac: a ,� The March of the White Guard By SIR GILBERT PARKER. CHAPTER III. It was eighteen clays later. In the shadow of a little Island of pines, that lies in a shivering waste of iee and snow, the White Guard camp. They are able to do this night~- What they have not done for days --dig; a great grave of snow, and building a fire of pine wood at each end of this strange house, get protection and something like comfort. They sit close to the fires. Jaspar Hume is writing with number fingers. The extract that fol- lows is taken from his diary, It tells that day's life, and so gives an idea of harder, sterner clays that they have spent and will spend, on this weary journey. "December 25th.—This is Christman, Day and Camp twenty-seven. We have marched only five miles to -day. 'We are eighty miles from Great Fish River, and the worst yet to da. We have discovered two •signs. Jeff Hyde has had a bad two days with his frozen foot. Gaspe Toujours helps him nobly. n• ',One of the dogs diets this morning. Jacques is a great leader. This night's shelter is a godsend. Cloud -,iib -the -Sky has a plan whereby some of us will sleep well. We are in latitude 63 de- grees forty-seven minutes and longi- tude 112 degrees thirty-two minutes 14 seconds. Have worked out lunar observations. Have marked a tree JH -27 and raised-:eairn No. 3. We are able to celebrate Christmas Day with a good basin of tea, and our stand-by of beans cooked in fat. I was right about them: they have great sustain- ing power. To -morrow we rill start at ten o'clock. The writing done Ja .i •ir Hunie puts his book away and turns toward the rest. C''-oud-in-the_Sky and Late Cara caller are smoking. Little can be seen of their faces; the;- are muffled to the eyse. Gaspe Touj our- is drinking a basin of tea, and Jeff Hyde is fitfully dozing by the fire. The dogs are eleove in the tent, all but eeimes, rho to- night is perinittedl to be heti lh, -Ams ter. The Seth -factor rises, takes from a knapsaci: a small tin pail, and puts it near the fire. This operation is watched by the others. Then he tat Fs five little cups that fit snugly into each other, separates them, and puts them also near the fire. None of the party sneik. A change seems to pees over the faros of all except Clou-in-the- Sky. He smokes on unmoved. At length the Sub -factor speaks cheerily: "Now, men, before we turn in we'll do something in honor of the day. Liquor we none of us have touched eleee we started; but back there in the Fort and maybe in other places too, they will be thinking of use so we'll drink a health to them though it's but a spoonful, and to the day when we see them again!" The cups were passed round. The Sub -factor measured oat a very small portion to each. They were not men of uncommon sentiment; their Iives were rigid and isolated and severe Fireside comforts under fortunate con- ditions theyeeaw but seldom, and they were not given to exprezsing. their feelings demonstratively. elv. But man then, save Cloud -in -the -Sky had some memory worth a regarrection, and hearts are hearts even under all uncouthness. ;lesser Hume raised his cup; the rest followed Ms example. "To absent friends and the day when we see theta: again!" he said. and they, all drank. Gaspe Toujours sc:amnly, and as if no one was near, made the sign of the cross; for his memory was with a dark -eyed. soft-cheeked peasant girl of the parish of Saint Gabrielle, whom he lend left behind five years before, and had never seen since. Vi ord had come front the parish p •iest that she was dying, and though he wrote back in ha:s Iiemely patois of his grief, and begged that the good father would write again, no word had' ever cerne, and he thought of her now as one foe whom the candles had been lighted and masses had been said. But Jeff Hyde's eyes were bright, and suffering as he was, the heart in him was brave anti hopeful. He was thinking sof a glorious Christmas Day upon the Madawaska River three years agone; of Adam Henry, the blind fiddler; of bright, warm-hearted Pattie Chown, the belle of the ball, and the long drive home in the frosty niglit. La, e C ar call wasi t C s en thinking gofa brother whom he had heard preach' his first sermon in Edinburgh ten; years before. And Late Carscallen,' slow of speech and thought, had been full of pride and love of that brilliant brother. But they, in the natural course of things, drifted apart; the• slow and uncouth one to make his home at Iast not `'far from the Arctic Circle, and to be this night on his. way to the Barren Grounds. But as' he •sto'od with the cup to his We. he recalled the words of a new .paper' paragraph of a few months before. It. made reference to the fact that "the; Reverend dames Carscalien, D.D,, preached before His Majesty on Whit -1 sunclay, and had the honor of lunch -1 ng with Her Majesty afterward." And ate Caracallen rubbed his left hand' e ull y against his blanketed le and s Yf y g drank, Cloud -in -tire -Sky's thoughts were, with the present, and his "Ugh!" at , approval was one of the senses purely. . ns 'ead' of-drinkin` to absent friends,! looked, at the Subfactor and said, ' Clow!" He drank to the Sub -factor..? And jasper' Hume, the Subfactor, i what were his thoughts? His was a memory of childhood; of a house beside a swift -flowing river,' taltdre a gentle widowed mother braced her heart against misfortune and de- nied herself and slaved that her son might be educated. He had said to her that some day he would be a great pian, and she would be paid back a hundred -fold. And be worked hard at school, very hard. But one cold day of spring a message came to the school, and he sped homeward to the house beside the Mark river, down which the ice was floating—he would re.nember that floating ice to his dy- ing day—and entered a quiet room where a white-faced waman was breathing away her life. And he fell at her side and kissed her hand and called to her; and she wakedfor a moment only and smiled on him, and said, "Be goc,d, me boy, and God will make you great. tend Hien s1Ie said she was cold. And someone felt her feet—a kind old soul who shock her head sadly at the mother and looked pityingly at him; and a voice rising out of a strange smiling languor mar- ! inured, "I'll away, I'll away to the Promised Land—to the Frornised Land! It is coal—so cold—God kce my boy!" And the., slice :eased, and the kind old soul who had looked at him pityingly folded her arms about • him, and drew his brown head to her breast and kissed him with flowing • eyes and w .peered, "Come away, my dear, come away." But he cant back in the night and sat beside her, and would not go away, but retrained there until the sun.,grew bright, and then through another day and night until they bore her out of the little house by the river to the frozen hillside. And the world was empty and the icy river :,eemed warm- er than his heart. And sitting there in this winter deso- la`.ian Jaspar Hume beholds these scenes of twenty years before and ' follows himself, a poor dispensing clerk in a doctor's office, working for that dream of achievement in which his mother believed: for which she ' hoped. And following further the boy that was himself, he saw a friendless first-ye.ar ,man at college, soon, how- ' ever, to :Hake a friend of Varre Le- page, and to see always the best of that friend, being himself so true. Ani the day came when the both graduated together in science, a bright and happy day. succeeded by one still brighter, `when they both entered a great firm as :iunier partners. Then came the meet- ing with Rose Verne; and he thought of how he praised his friend Varre Lepage to her, and brought that friend to he introduced to her. He recalled all those visions that came to him when, his professional triumphs achieved, be should have a happy home. and. a happy face, and faces, by his fireside. And the face was to be that of Rose Varcoe and the others, pJoPo Hints for Home Nursing, hn the care of the sick a.. in every- thing else in the world, there are two methods --the difficult and the simple.. So much depends upon the care of the sick, that the average housekeeper, with her increased work, responsibility and anxiety, is prone to forget how much she owes to 'herself both in care and• censideration, She owes this care for her own sake and the sake of those depending on her. One cannot care for the sick unlehs one is physically fit. The woman Who sits up night after night with her patient is doing herself a gi ave in- justice. She is also being unfair to the patient. A nurse, however thor- oughly trained, mast have a regular aniount of sleep, fresh•air and nourish- ment. This assertion is contrary to very current ideas on the subject of nurses who are `trained" and there fore—some suppose—do not require sleep. Only eases of the gravest and host unlooked-for emergency, should cut a nurse off from her rest. Every person requires, enough sleep Ito keep the brain from becoming lac I fogged. .The danger that may result by a person who is half asleep and ! utterly weary, Measuring 'and adminis- 1 tering a medicine containing poison,1 ' cannot be over-estimated, The gravest' p results have followed such. mistakes. i I ,. 1 all because physical endurance was overtaxed, It is a well-known feet that patients who should know better, have a way 19f imposing upon mothers or others 1 whom they love and who are trying to I care for them. They .refuse medicines • and nourishment; they will not follow ' the doctor's instructions. The doctor is constantite diseoura ed ---oftentimes ! g { , unkindly criticized. I But let a nurse who is an absolute stranger come into a sick -room and • the patient obediently sits up and' 1 swallows medicines and eggnogs! The; very gruel -which was refused after a' weary mother had''elimhed the stairs with it for the fortieth—or fiftieth' —time that day is cheerfully drained— ; when the hand that holds it is a stranger's. This is unfair all around and nurses realize exactly how the lass of sleep, aching feet and tired hacks can undermine one's nervous system until the poor, over -wrought body is "too tired to sleep." But if one plans' one's work, observes punctuality and a f insists gently but firmly, that the pa- tient observes punctuality—in receiv-i. ' ing medicines and treatment—there would be time for the home -nurse to rest. She should understand how simple it is to do one's work the easy way and thereby obtain better and greater results. In almost every home there is a . medicine chest. Just how carefully or ' carelessly it is stocked never occurs to one until the moment of emergency 1 conies. If the contents of our medicine cup- board were checked up occasionally' ' there would be less confusion in the 1 household when accidents occur. • First, place your medicine chest' where you can reach it quickly—and I keeplocked, it Io ked, or, at least, place it beyond the reach of childish' hands. 1 ! Keep a supply of perfectly clean, ! soft old linen and flannel on hand; tear the linen ,into long strips and roll it up tightly; pin it securely. Thus you) ' are provided with bandages. A fewt , narrow ones for cut fingers; sone' wider ones for arms and legs. The; pieces of old flannel are useful for! compresses or fomentations. Fold i them neatly; keep them in a small box! with the bandages and some oiled j muslin or oiled silk, which will be necessary in the event of fomenta- i tions. ' Get a bottle antiseptic l ition from your druggist, for cuts and scratches.` Tell him What it is for and he will give' you the right thing, for that is his business. Keep vaseline, olive or sweet oil on hand and a simple lini-' ment for sprains or to rub on rheum- atic limbs. These your doctor will be glad to prescribe or adyis4 you about when you tell him what you wish. Ab- sorbent cotton in a little packet .,is necessary too, A carke d bottle or covered tin of sodium hi -carbonate (ordinary baking soda); a bottle of castor oil; fruit salts; a bottle of Carron oil for burns • (thin i:s ,prepared by any chemist, be- ing a mixture of lirnewater and linseed oil); all these are useful. A can of mustard and one of fl spoon and a ;bowl, if• kept in a medi- cine cupboard, will greatly facilitate the preparation of a mustard. plaster. L,Tnseed meal for poultices, a little camphor, smelling oats and a bottle EofIitoothache drops should complete the et Do not keep aspirin tablets or any "Ilea taelle tablets" es, other drugs on hand as they should only be taken ! when prescribed by a trustworthy physician. 1 A paper of safety- pans, a roll of adhesive bandage and a pair of sharp t sci'.sors are good to bend to your list. A wise woman will provide herself v ;th an ice bag and a hot-water bag. Even though 'a woman living in the c aa.ntry cannot always get ice, there is b,:and to be*ery cold water la the well _ or the spring. Fill your hot-water bag Vale it and wrap it to ith a thin towel o,' cloth,. as cold rubber is moist and unpleasant to the touch. Renew this often and you will get a similar effect Ito the use of an ice beg. Or, even a towel, frequently wrung out of cold water, answers for a cold application, Only, be sure to wring it very dry for the sake of the patient's comfort. Tack up, just inside the door of your imedicine chest or cabinet or enter- gency cupboard, whatever you wish to call it, the name of the doctor or hospi- tal to which you turn in case of need and any telephone numbers that would be used in case of emergency. It is wise to be prepared. When Little Tad Will Not Eat. The statement is often made that children should learn to eat whatever is set before them. In the case of the two-year-old baby just learning to partake of solid food, this may be true. Take his milk away and leave him with his dish of egg or baked potato or milk toast, and, when he finds the milk is net forthcoming, in nine cases out of ten he will eat the new food and like it. But with an older child such a practice is more apt to he harmful than helpful. Let me speak of my own case. I do not like bread. As a child I did not care especially for it and at mealtimes I much preferred potato. From moth- er, father, brothers, aunts and cousins it was drilled into me that I niust eat it, that it was good for me, that it would make me •strong. In the end I grew rebellious and did not eat as much bread as I formerly had eaten, and ever since I have had to force my- self to eat it. I knew two children who had long been the despair of their mother be- cause they would not eat oatmeal. She coaxed and pleaded, but to no r,•- :ill Finally she st6pped mentioninc the cereal they so disliked. Then one morning at breakfast (.he children found around each of their plates three dainty new dishes—a deep cereal dish filled with steaming oatmeal, a tiny pitcher full of cream and a small pret- ty sugar bowl containing •sugar. It was great fun For each to prepare his own cereal from his own individual bowl and pitcher! They had not done this hofere. Neither child thoughtof expressing dislike. They ate With l elish. Mother, wise as she was, ap- peared to take no natio. The next morning she placed another food be- fore them and they set up a clamor forh ' t eir oatmeal at eaI se,,—theY wanted nted oatmeal! My oldest little lad decided that he did not like baked custard, and so, of course, baby brother refused to eat it. One day while baking, my eye rest- ed on a row of small egg cups, attrac- tiveGwith their simple gold stripe dec- oration. - I had an inspiration! Every child loves tiny things, so, I thought, if I bake the custards in those wee egg eups, the little lads will eat them with- out a question. And that is exactly what they did. Three Favorite Salad Dressings. Salad dressing, well made, is a sec- ret every housewife should master. These recipes are first class in every regard. Boiled Dressing—i% tbsp. salts, 1 tsp. mustard, speck of red pepper, 4 tbsp. flour, 2 egg yolks or 1 egg, 2 blase,. melted butter, 1-3 cup milk, 1/4 cup vinegar. Mix dry ingredients, add slightly -beaten eggs and mix well. Add butter, then mix gradually, and add vinegar very slowly. Cook over boiling water untill the mixture slight- ly thickens or coats the spoon. Strain if needed and use cold. If the mixture should curdle from cooking too long, it can be made smooth by beating with an egg beater, Thousand Island Dressing -1 cup bottled salad dressing, 2 tbsp. chopped parsley, 2 tbsp, chili sauce, 2 tbsp. chopped sweet pickles, 2 tbsp. chopped pimento. CII!hL all ingredients, mix and serve over lettuce, or other salad greens. Tartar Sauce --e% cup bottled may- onnaise dressing, 1 tes, . cho)tped 'on- ion, 1 tibsp. choppediekle, 1 tbsp, chopped olives, Chill and .mix all in- gradients. Serve with canned or fresh fish, faces of those who would be like her and like himself. He saw, or rather ' felt, that face clouded and anxious when he went away ill and blind for health's sake. He did not write. The 'doctors forbade him that. Ile did not ask her to write. for his was so strong and steadfast a nhture that he did not need letters toa k e true;and he thought if she carehim for hishe must be the .same. He did,not under- stand a woman's heart, how it needs remembrances, and needs to give remembrances. a Looking at Jaspar Hume's face in the light of this fire it seems calm and cold, yet behind at is an agony of memory, the memory of the clay when he discovered that Varre Lepage was married to Rose Varcoe and that the trusted friend had grown famous and well-to-do on the offspring of his brain. His first thought had been one of fierce anger and determination to expose this man who had falsified all trust. But then came the thought of the girl, and, most of all there carne the words of his dying mother, "Be good, my boy, and God will make you great," and forte his mother's sake he had compassion an, the girl, and sought no revenge upon her husband. Rare type of man, in a sordid, unchivalric world! And now, ten years later, he did not regret that he hacl stayed his hand. The world had. ceased to call Varre Lepage a genius. He had not fulfilled the hope that was held in him. This Jaspar Hume „knew' from oc- casional s na references inntere ' s rfic j Qnr- nals. And heit was making this tl Is �' ourneyto save, if he could, Varre Lepage's life. And he has no regret. Though just on the verge of a new era in his car- eer—to give the world the fruit of ten years' thought and labor, he had set all behind him that he might be true to the friendship of his youth, that he might be loyal tohismanhood, that he might be clear of the strokes of conscience to the last hour of his life. Looking round him now, the debat- ing look comes again into his eyes. He places his hand in his breast, and lets it rest there a moment. The look becomes certain and steady, the hand is drawn out, and in it is a Book of Common Prayer. Upon the fly -leaf is written, "Sane Hume, to her dear son Jasper, on his twelfth birthday." These hien of the White Guard are not used to religious practices what- ever their. n, a�s+t has been in thatre- gard, and at any other time they might have been surprised at this ac- tion of Jaspar Hymn. Under some circumstances it might have lessened their opinion of him, but his influence over them now was complete. They knew they were getting nearer to him than they had ever: done; even Cloud - in -the -Sky anpreceaced that. He stoke no s'o'ld to them, but looked at them a ¢arge and ood up. They all did the game Jeff yde leaning on the homldere of Gaspe Toujours. He read . first, four verses of the Thirty=-first Psalm, then followed the prayer of fit, Cihryeestons, and the beautiful collies 'wlvlch appeals to the Almighty to mercifully look up- on the infirmities of men and to stretch forth His hand -to keep and de- fend therm in all dangers, and necessi- ties. LateGarscallera•, atter froms pewee, said, Amen, and Seff Hyde aid in a whisper to Gaspe T'oujoura That's to the ,point. Iniirraities and dangers and, necessities is what trou- bles us." - (To be continued.) tstnar8's ntnlment te-7iaiiilatibepi%. Chinese Thread Mill,. A new mill for the manufacture of fine thread ie to be established in Shanghai, China, with a capital of $1,600,000. Chinese -owned spinning and weaving plants are also taking steps'" to enlarge their present then!. ties. A !flew law In England allows women to Serve as members of juries in all dower • Hoarse Ven. -. The 'i.i:i of any ventilation .systern should be to aelsteve a euar taut ciratt- lotion of air, withe ut causing a detect cold draught. `i'here must be an en- trance for fresh alt from outside end a means, of egress for the feu' air, Circulation is rapidly accomplished by the difference in 'temperature between the inside and the outside air, The greater the difference; the stronger is the current, so that a very small aper- ture in winter nuiy-secure as much ventilation xis a wide-open window in summer. In English houses, with their open fire grates, the chimney serves as an excellent channel for the removal of foul air, In Canada, where we have a furnace in the cellar and;• cook by gas, we have, while immensely improving the efficiency of our heating systems, not generally provided any means by which ventilation is combined there- with. Every furnace ought to have a pipe connecting 'with the outside air, which would bring in fresh air and warm it for .distribution through, the house. Then, if exits for the foul air were also provided, we should have an ideal ventilation system. Unfortunately, we must, in the ma- jority of existing houses, fall back on the windows to let in clean any, Al- though they are, at best, unsatisfac- tory, they can very often be improved, To begin with, the type of double win- dow which has no aperture except three little holes or a sli41, invariably choked with snow and ice, should be discarded. A sliding or hinged pane should always be provided. Then, if the upper inside window be opened, the air must circulate between' the two windows before entering the room and thus a direct draught is avoided, while the volume of new air is readily regulated to suit the coldness of the day ,and the strength and direction of the wind. &21naws %iniment Cures Conchs. &o. Herbert Samuel, ` former British Postmaster General, believes that a great emigration to Canada will take place in the near future. The"Silver " City as the name given; to Algiers, the capital of Algeria, in' North Africa. • This city, which rises in terrace form from the sea, is built of stone and the buildings. are white- washed. Seen from the ocean in the brilliant tropical sum -bine, it gleains like silver. • leasasletZa 'Y? Striving For Sueoose, The ambition to succeed in what we undertake, to rise high and go fir is a natural 0110, and 'a Worthy one. licit neither tlif' naturalness or the wortlii- nest: will excuse tho use of selfish or itnfair methods in aevohnp1ishing the sonic. 11 our standards aro high enough, our outlook wide enough, our purpose concentrated (a n d consecrated) enough, ved have tale to fear from out- side forces. What we are in ourselves meelcs the limitations of our endeavors, conse- quently of our successes, --Jean Blew- ett• •A In India military hands are forbid- den to play "Moine, Sweet Home" be- cause of its pathos having so potent an effect on the English people who may hear it. 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Oihe direction in which forest pro- , tection will probably be iniph'os' d is through the use of aircr'a'ft. *living the past season, an experiment along tl_is line has been maintained by the St. Mani'ice Forest Protective Associa- tion, in co-operation with the Quebec Government. using seaplanes loaned by the Royal Canadian Naval Air Ser- vice. Similarly, in the North-western states, forest patrols by aircraft have been maintehsed, throctgh co-operation of the U.S, War Deparment with the National Forest Service. -•y,1,,, 'While these experiments have not ', : yet produced absolutely conclusive results, they at least indicate clearly that aircraft will have an important Place fig forest protection hi the future, provided the question of expense can be met. One point seems very clear, and that is that no matter what the cost may be, within reason, it will be much less than the average annual loss sustained by forest fires. In the United States, tate propbsal is that the Federal Government adopt definitely the policy of flill co-operation with state and private agencies. It being ' assuiue l that a National Air Service is to be ivaiatained in any event, as- signment to forest patrol would con- stitute au extremely useful aet:vity when personnel and equipment are not deeded for national defense, Aerie! Patrol s:at.atsiished. Under stteh an arrangement, with the Federal Government assisting, through the assigitment of aircraft and aviat ua 's the atltIitlonalG = ostffor an effective aerial patrol could be brought well within reason. Existing agencies can wall afford to incur more expense in forest protection than they are now doing, provided the esults ar commensurate with the iii .sed ;1. cores, and that this would be tho ease with aerial p•'t=.'cal now hcet.x8 regn"on- t;biy well eitablished. It i, probable, that snt>hller mitelible3 than those thus far tar `e1 • this vurpv.ie would prove p ch'.:• 1;1c:, because rhucit cheaper in first cost as well as it: inaintenimee and operation, full co-ordin,.tion be- tween the air force and the t h rsnd staff wanhid or t t.ul o be a prime " sential. Look -cut to %..r. have. a;? _,•, time, preyed their endue in the detec- tion of fires; an ae:o >lahhe or se. plane world tale the `place of mashy such towers. r. The systematic mapping ef the country, by aerial phot. graph y, is an- other closely related actaitv,'ihe pos- eibilities of which are receiving con- sideration in both Cantata. and the United States"'" in Caunda, it is ,'e- ceivin g the attention of tiro Molal Cana- ciizn Naval Air Sorvicc . the cleodetic Survey and the Geological Survey. The St. i\iaurlee Forest Protective As- sociastion, using the machines loaned' by the Naval Air Service. and with the co-operation: of the Geological Sur- vey. is now experimenting along this. line, The Com mg of Winter. .Across the Northern Bilis he carie. O'er frozen marsh and leafless wood, Where yesterday bright Autumn stood' With high uplifted torch aflame. I•iut yesteeday these bare, brown trees, While yet his shrilling winds were hush'd— Felt fins lean fingers touch—and biush'd To drop their golden draperies. Yet strangely where the wild rose gave Her life upon a fragrant sigh, • I'Iis herald winds had piled high The brooding .leaves upon her grave. 'With icy breath upon tho morn,; A frosty mantel white he weaves, O'er stubble of the gather'd shs, And silver'd taassels of the cox'"' dirges by the river's edge He platys on broken pipes of Pan, The sli;:vering ripples heard and ran To hide affrighted 'mid the sedge. The rabbit too prick'd lip his ears 'i' SI 1 aw in 7 ray th rtre .s Z'V a where he la 1 g Y. Ani woke to make his trembling way Among a million frosted spears. Within her home the meadow unou's`ib, Upon the North wind heard .his shriek Above her oovtt affrighted squeak, Nor dared to look from out her house. For rhe --•-I sn)iled, for well 1 knew His reign at most could not bo long, Again shall lift the lark's sweet song. From moadow:-i where his ceursore flew. - Again a shy, !meet living thing, A Dryad 'heath the leaves asleep, Iial'om out some violet shall poop, ,And earth shall wake and can. it-- .iltrihhg, ',Vliat wotidor Hien 1. smiled. •:l hough He swiftly changed adown tho Amass oss the frozen marsh and r 111s, Anti give gray cheek a stinging blow? Par after' lt:tii come daffodils, Mui ati. i ruedu Of bluebird trills, ' ? !, .1arl,ie. ,a :n the ail' that thrills, • rebee't tv:;i'blii7g notetinct so' ti t tic„! cr'tit uuaifrightetl eye s ;.,i.lilut¢ itiretis go flying by c i li1ng bca icn sky;, i.0,0 Vying, i': ,^,t*=.i'•l fillet:, of mem.