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Snowball had made a close study of some back numbers of the Farmer and Stockbreeder which he had found in the farmhouse, and was full of plans for innovations and improvements. 🔊

Snowball was racing across the long pasture that led to the road. He was running as only a pig can run, but the dogs were close on his heels. 🔊

One of them all but closed his jaws on Snowball's tail, but Snowball whisked it free just in time. 🔊

They kept close to Napoleon. It was noticed that they wagged their tails to him in the same way as the other dogs had been used to do to Mr. Jones. 🔊

It was a savage, bitter battle. The men fired again and again, and, when the animals got to close quarters, lashed out with their sticks and their heavy boots. 🔊

Sure enough, there in the yard was a large closed van, drawn by two horses, with lettering on its side and a slylooking man in a lowcrowned bowler hat sitting on the driver's seat. 🔊

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