Word: motionless
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Dates: during 1881-1881
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...inertia. And, indeed, a log upon land does not often exhibit its real disposition. But once get a log into the water and it will appear in its true character. At first you may not suppose that it has altered in any way, for it may lie perfectly motionless. That, however, is merely a designed veiling of a deadly purpose, - a trap to catch the unwary. You, too, are deceived by it. You step on one end fearlessly. The end upon which you stand at once submerges itself about three feet underneath the water, while the other raises itself aloft...