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Interrupting Two Black Panthers

I had never interrupted a black panther conversation before. I stopped in my tracks, barely breathing. Hoping neither of them had noticed me. One of them had a sniffer high in the air. I ducked behind a vine. My heart was beating like a hummingbird’s wings. I waited.

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Date: 5/27/2022 4:59:00 PM
I had the Black Panther Headquarters on my paper route while in High School in Houston, Texas. Those Panthers can be scary! Oh, different kind ... Have a nice evening, Caren. Bill
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Caren Krutsinger
Date: 5/28/2022 12:39:00 PM
Hahaha Funny Bill!

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