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ocr>   and be ready to pounce down on their intenfix>   and be ready to pounce down on their intended
ocr>   prey after the fashion of a hungry eagle striki _^{n}
fix>   prey after the fashion of a hungry eagle striking
ocr>   a fat_ duck that had been selected out of the flc^{c}k
fix>   a fat duck that had been selected out of the flock
on the feeding grounds.

ocr>   One thing he did do was to cut his intend^
fix>   One thing he did do was to cut his intended
ocr>   wide circle short and again head toward ^{ne
fix>   wide circle short and again head toward the
ocr>   scene of action, a move that certainly afford^
fix>   scene of action, a move that certainly afforded
ocr>   the eager Perk more or less satisfaction, he bel^{n}
fix>   the eager Perk more or less satisfaction, he being
ocr>   thrilled with the expectation of breaking into _th^{e
fix>   thrilled with the expectation of breaking into the
ocr>   game_ without much more loss of time.
fix>   game without much more loss of time.

ocr>   But you never can tell just what may hap]7^{en
fix>   But you never can tell just what may happen
ocr>   when rival forces are striving against one ^^{n}'
fix>   when rival forces are striving against one another.
ocr>   other. The best laid plans often go wrong a^{n}^
fix>   The best laid plans often go wrong and
there was always a chance of the unexpected
happening.

ocr>   Hardly had the airship whipped around ag^^{n
fix>   Hardly had the airship whipped around again
ocr>   so as to head into the north than Perk beca<"^{e
fix>   so as to head into the north than Perk became
ocr>   aware of the fact that there was a sudden acc^{es}'
fix>   aware of the fact that there was a sudden accesssion
ocr>   sion of weird noises springing up from the g<9^{a}^
fix>   of weird noises springing up from the goal
ocr>   toward which they were now aiming. Jack, t^
fix>   toward which they were now aiming. Jack, too
ocr>   must have caught the increased volume, for ^{ne
fix>   must have caught the increased volume, for he
ocr>   sheered off as if to hold back a bit so as to gr^^{s}P
fix>   sheered off as if to hold back a bit so as to grasp
the meaning of the new racket.

ocr>   Men were no longer simply talking or laug^h"
fix>   Men were no longer simply talking or laughing
ocr>   ing as they so cheerfully labored in transferring
fix>   as they so cheerfully labored in transferring
ocr>   some of the contraband from the sloop to ^{ne
fix>   some of the contraband from the sloop to the
ocr>   deck of the speedboat--their voices were rai^^{e}^
fix>   deck of the speedboat--their voices were raised
ocr>   to shouts in which surprise, even the element ^
fix>   to shouts in which surprise, even the element of
near-panic, could be detected.

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