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________ __ / \ ______ / \ / \ / \ / \ | I happened on a tardigrade. \ | He told of places he had stayed, \ | and sadly sighed. / \ \ _ / \ | He spoke of the friends he had made,\ | and the times he'd been afraid, | | and then he softly cried. / _ / \ / _ / | | He'd lived in Antarctica and Spain, \ | the fiery desert and icy rain, | | _ and neither froze nor fried. / \ / _ / | | He was old, in so much pain, | | and asked, "why must I remain?" \ | before he finally died. / _ / \ / _________ ____________ \ / ____

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Date: 6/14/2025 9:34:00 AM
I love this. I just never hear of a tardigrade before . Need to look that up. In any event, a fave for me
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David Crandall
Date: 6/15/2025 6:50:00 PM
I'm glad you liked it. I definitely recommend that google tardigrade. On one hand, they're cute, and on the other hand, they're gross, but what's fascinating about them, is that they can live anywhere. They've even hitched a ride to space and survived that. They're pretty near indestructible.

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