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Observations of a Rat

don't spit on my tail please said rat with a summer cold never saw children like these brassy and so bold. don't spit on my tail please said oldster rat, scurrying away never saw people like these, never having even one good day.

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Date: 12/15/2018 7:34:00 AM
That poor Rat; he can't help what species he was born. Cute.
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Caren Krutsinger
Date: 12/15/2018 12:54:00 PM
The rat often shows us our rat-like selves.

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