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      The Life of the Fly

      by Jean-Henri Fabre
      Published
      Jul 2016
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      General Fiction General Fiction
      Pages
      136
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      This is what I wished for, hoc erat in votis: a bit of land, oh, not so very large, but fenced in, to avoid the drawbacks of a public way; an abandoned, barren, sun scorched bit of land, favored by thistles and by wasps and bees. Here, without fear of being troubled by the passersby, I could consult the Ammophila and the Sphex [two digger or hunting wasps] and engage in that difficult conversation whose questions and answers have experiment for their language; here, without distant expeditions that take up my time, without tiring rambles that strain my nerves, I could contrive my plans of attack, lay my ambushes and watch their effects at every hour of the day. Hoc erat in votis.

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      First Edition Jul 2016 Createspace ISBN13 9781530595891 ISBN10 1530595894
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      May 2016 Createspace ISBN13 9781530525072 ISBN10 1530525071
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      May 2012 ISBN10 B0082RFJSG
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