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Oct 12 1880

Scotch fir leaves — chevaux de frise

Scotch-fir leaves

Red light — new Lantern

[illeg] Bull's eye concentrates light?

7 Two dragged in determined manner

8 one of those was not seized quite by base. One was in "earth" pot & he did not emerge afterwards.

9 Saw one seize a needle by very near the base mouth chew it a good deal & half drag his body in, & then drop it. Saw one take hold of a sharp end & drop it. Saw another ditto. Several got hold of the middle of a needle but gave no pull.

10 Saw a strong pull made & saw it was the blunt end he had hold of but I did not see him seize it. He failed at the mouth of the burrow to get it in owing to other needles in the way. Saw one strong pull made holding onto middle of needle.

11 Saw a strong pull made at a needle held by base he left go just as he got it into the mouth of his burrow, & then seized it again by base & pulled it in.