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Mr. Badger

           

           "Whentheywent,"continuedtheBadger,"thestrongwindsandpersistentrainstookthematterinhand,patiently,ceaselessly,yearafteryear.Perhapswebadgerstoo,inoursmallway,helpedalittlewhoknows?Itwasalldown,down,down,graduallyruinandlevellinganddisappearance.Thenitwasallup,up,up,gradually,asseedsgrewtosaplings,andsaplingstoforesttrees,andbrambleandferncamecreepingintohelp.Leaf-mouldroseandobliterated,streamsintheirwinterfreshetsbroughtsandandsoiltoclogandtocover,andincourseoftimeourhomewasreadyforusagain,andwemovedin.Upaboveus,onthesurface,thesamethinghappened.Animalsarrived,likedthelookoftheplace,tookuptheirquarters,settleddown,spread,andflourished.Theydidn’tbotherthemselvesaboutthepasttheyneverdo;they’retoobusy.Theplacewasabithumpyandhillocky,naturally,andfullofholes;butthatwasratheranadvantage.Andtheydon’tbotheraboutthefuture,eitherthefuturewhenperhapsthepeoplewillmoveinagainforatimeasmayverywellbe.TheWildWoodisprettywellpopulatedbynow;withalltheusuallot,good,bad,andindifferentInamenonames.Ittakesallsortstomakeaworld.ButIfancyyouknowsomethingaboutthemyourselfbythistime."

           "Idoindeed,"saidtheMole,withaslightshiver.

           "Well,well,"saidtheBadger,pattinghimontheshoulder,"itwasyourfirstexperienceofthem,yousee.

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