The paths of wild beasts run through them in various directions —the bear and the American tiger abounding in these brakes, and wherever there is a basin of stagnant water, it is full of alligators.

野兽的路径从各个方向穿过它们——熊和美国虎在这些刹车中比比皆是，哪里有一盆死水，哪里就到处都是鳄鱼。