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But of what use 

 can such a queer 

 beetle be to himself 

 or any one else — a 

 beetle that is not 

 only without wings, 

 but is so fat and 

 floundering that he 

 can hardly lift his 

 unwieldy body from 

 the ground, and 

 which, upon being 

 surprised, can only 

 " play possum," and 

 exude great drops of 

 oil (?) upon our palm 

 as we examine him ? 



But as he pours 

 the vials of his wrath 

 upon us he would 



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