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SOMETIMES MARY, THIS IS CLAY. IT’S
HER BROTHER’S LOOK . . . IMPERMEABLE. THAT’S
FRIEND, HENRY DE WHY IT DOES NOT
LA BECHE, WOULD ABSORB WATER . . .
GO WITH THEM.
I LEARNED THAT
AT SCHOOL.

MARY AND HER BROTHER
SOON RETURNED TO
THE COAST.

LET’S MAKE A DEAL. HERE, DO YOU SEE THIS?
YOU TEACH ME SEEMS FAIR. IT IS A VERTEBRA. ONE THAT
EVERYTHING YOU ALL RIGHT! BELONGED TO THE BACKBONE
LEARN ABOUT ROCKS OF A VERY LARGE CREATURE.
AT SCHOOL, AND I WILL
TEACH YOU EVERYTHING
I KNOW ABOUT
FOSSILS.

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