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           RoberthadkilledacuriousanimalbelongingtotheorderEDENTATA,anarmadillo,asortoftatou,coveredwithahardbonyshell,inmovablepieces,andmeasuringafootandahalflong.Itwasveryfatandwouldmakeanexcellentdish,thePatagoniansaid.Robertwasveryproudofhissuccess.

           ThalcavedidhispartbycapturingaNANDOU,aspeciesofostrich,remarkableforitsextremeswiftness.

           Therecouldbenoentrappingsuchananimal,andtheIndiandidnotattemptit.HeurgedThaoukatoagallop,andmadeadirectattack,knowingthatifthefirstaimmissedtheNANDOUwouldsoontireouthorseandriderbyinvolvingtheminaninextricablelabyrinthofwindings.Themoment,therefore,thatThalcavegottoarightdistance,heflunghisBOLASwithsuchapowerfulhand,andsoskillfully,thathecaughtthebirdroundthelegsandparalyzedhiseffortsatonce.Inafewsecondsitlayflatontheground.

           TheIndianhadnotmadehiscaptureforthemerepleasureandgloryofsuchanovelchase.ThefleshoftheNANDOUishighlyesteemed,andThalcavefeltboundtocontributehisshareofthecommonrepast.

           TheyreturnedtotheRAMADA,bringingbackthestringofpartridges,theostrich,thepeccary,andthearmadillo.Theostrichandthepeccarywerepreparedforcookingbydivestingthemoftheirtoughskins,andcuttingthemupintothinslices.Astothearmadillo,hecarrieshiscookingapparatuswithhim,andallthathadtobedonewastoplacehiminhisownshellovertheglowingembers

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