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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from The Life of the Spider by J. Henri Fabre: threads. It is here that, for the most part, they remain in the
daytime, motionless and sunk in meditation.
But the shrill light that vexes them is the joy of the fields. At
such times, the Locust hops more nimbly than ever, more gaily skims
the Dragon-fly. Besides, the limy web, despite the rents suffered
during the night, is still in serviceable condition. If some
giddy-pate allow himself to be caught, will the Spider, at the
distance whereto she has retired, be unable to take advantage of
the windfall? Never fear. She arrives in a flash. How is she
apprised? Let us explain the matter.
The alarm is given by the vibration of the web, much more than by
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