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In one part of the cavern-like place the King and his followers were being amply supplied, while right on the other side partly hidden by a couple of stacks piled-up in the centre of the great chamber, and formed in the one case of spirit-kegs, in the other of carefully bound up bales that might have been of silk or velvet were grouped together near the fire some scores of the contrabandistas who seemed to be always coming and going coming to receive portions of food, and going to make place for others of the band.
The few log-cabins of the 'Corner' looked more drowsily quiet than usual; the sawmill was silent. Zack was turning over some soiled and scribbled ledgers on his counter. Suddenly a shot in the woods quite near: a detachment of the searchers had arrived. That the rejoicing would take its usual form, an emptying of his spirit-kegs, Zack Bunting had never doubted.
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