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He wasn’t supposed to jump. He only wanted the peanuts. But one curious sniff near the open door and suddenly~ there he was, parachute blooming behind him like a startled balloon animal. His goggles fogged with fear, his tail doing interpretive dance, he squeaked something that sounded very much like “I DIDN’T SIGN UP FOR THIS.” Yet as the wind carried him downward, he began to relax~ realizing that even accidental heroes get a pretty spectacular view.
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