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Article: In lost books and in science, Brown Bear is a new chapter.(Editorial)
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- The Boston Herald
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- November 14, 2004
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Byline: Beverly Beckham
It doesn't exactly answer the question of where Brown Bear went. But it raises some possibilities.
The headline boasted: "Fossil Indicates Brown Bear Went South," which, if you're a scientist or rationally inclined, would indicate that something big had been uncovered in nature.
But I read the headline and thought, "Brown Bear went south? Is this a clue? Is Brown Bear in the cellar? Or in South Boston, maybe, though South Boston is really north of me. Or maybe "south" means simply "under something." Under a cushion? Under a bed? Could Brown Bear be hiding?"
The Brown Bear I seek is not the large mammal, which is ...