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Show 91. Olaf had gone to Hunt before any of them xrere up, and Weasel and Sunny xrent to screen. Bill xrent out again to the cow, tried to get her up by shouting and lifting up her chest and front legs but it was no use. He could smell the infection. i)hc had milk fever and lived only until noon. It xas a great disappointment to him because he'd planned on the milk for the baby and fresh milk and butter to cook xrith. He flayed her out and rubbed salt in her hide. He xrent back into the shack. It smelled close and shut in. He opened the door into the lean-to, and moved Little Bill's bed in there for his nap. Tien he opened up the xrindoxr and door and started to clean the room. The smoke, that had been forced doxm the chimney By the wind the past four days had put doxm a layer of black over everything. The gloomy feeling he'd had since the coxr died hang over him as he worked inside the cabin at this dull, dirty job. Just as he finished he could hear the ncn talking as they all cane back together. They cane in laughing, stomping the snoxr from their boots, and smelling of fresh air. Bill felt almost a sense of panic vfaen he saxr Olaf xras empty-handed. Then a big grin moved over Bunny's face. He-sobered up for a minute, but amusement spread up to mis |