Like their mother’s, their pelt would change with the seasons, and male hares in particular are believed to disperse from their place of birth as they reach sexual maturity, a biological urge designed to improve their reproductive prospects. I was unlikely ever to see them again. The hare had given birth to them in secret, and they had never come into the house. It was only by chance that I had learnt of their existence, and been able to catch glimpses of them through the window. Still, I was sad to see them go, but it felt as if the circle had been completed, and I was pleased that her
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