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snakes. I don’t know who rid England of skunks, maybe it was Saint George after he slayed the dragon, but as an Englishman I never had to face a skunk.

I went into the house to read the skunk page in the animal book. I learned how the skunk is a beneficial animal, feeding on mice and insects. It gives ample warning when disturbed. It presents its rear end, slowly raises its black and white tail, thumps its front feet for a while, and then, if you do not retreat, it sprays.

Julia’s uncle had met up with a skunk in California many years ago. It was family lore how he didn’t heed the warning, and his wife had made him take off all his clothes and burn them before she would let him back in the house. Knowing this, I decided to change right away into dis

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