THE SKUNK 



outlaw becomes the prized apparel of 

 the fair lady. 



If unto this humble night wanderer is 

 vouchsafed a life beyond his brief earthly 

 existence, imagine him in that unhunted, 

 trapless paradise of uncounted eggs and 

 callow nestlings, grinning a wide derisive 

 smile as he beholds what fools we mor- 

 tals be, so fooled by ourselves and one 

 another. 



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