ng the ideals
and standards of the big open West to the solution of many of their
problems in this new field creates a story even more absorbingly
interesting than either of its predecessors.

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red ballon and collapsed _changed to_
red balloon and collapsed

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in graceiously _changed to_
in graciously

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dosen't mind our foolish _changed to_
doesn't mind our foolish

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tramps and ne'er-do-weels _changed to_
tramps and ne'er-do-wells

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