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¨¨¨¨¨¨~«^*                                          *^«~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~«^                                          ^«~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~«                                          «~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~                                          ~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~«^*$         (foxes, stingers, etc.)          $*^«~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~«^*                                          *^«~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~«^                    ^¨                    ^«~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~«             ¨¨¨¨««^#^««¨¨¨¨              «~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~                    ¨^                    ~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~        ¨^####              ####^¨        ~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~«     ¨^####                    ####^¨     «~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~«^  ¨^####     a fox is a small     ####^¨  ^«~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~«^* ¨^##    canine, mostly found in     ##^¨ *^«~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~«^*$ ¨^##    an orange-brown variety,    ##^¨ $*^«~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~«^*$# ~$#     but gray colors are also     #$~ #$*^«~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨~«^*$## ~$#  possible. they feed mostly on   #$~ ##$*^«~¨¨¨
¨¨~«^*$### ^#   small rodents and young birds,   #^ ###$*^«~¨¨
¨~«^*$#### ^#     but are known to also eat      #^ ####$*^«~¨
¨¨~«^*$### #   much larger animals (deer?) and    # ###$*^«~¨¨
¨¨¨~«^*$## #   mushrooms (peculiarly, they are    # ##$*^«~¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~«^*$# ^#     fond of amanita muscaria).     #^ #$*^«~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~«^*$ ^#                                    #^ $*^«~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~«^* ~$#          foxes are most          #$~ *^«~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~«^ ~$#    well known for their tail,    #$~ ^«~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~« ¨^##    which features a stinger    ##^¨ «~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~ ¨^##       (the only such case      ##^¨ ~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨  ¨^####       in a mammal!)      ####^¨  ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~     ¨^####                    ####^¨     ~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~«        ¨^####              ####^¨        «~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~«^                                          ^«~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~«^*                    ^¨                    *^«~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~«^*$             ¨¨¨¨««^#^««¨¨¨¨              $*^«~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~«^*$#                    ¨^                    #$*^«~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨~«^*$##                                          ##$*^«~¨¨¨
¨¨~«^*$###        ¨^####              ####^¨        ###$*^«~¨¨
¨~«^*$####     ¨^####                    ####^¨     ####$*^«~¨
¨¨~«^*$###  ¨^####      the stinger is      ####^¨  ###$*^«~¨¨
¨¨¨~«^*$## ¨^##     used when hunting prey     ##^¨ ##$*^«~¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~«^*$# ¨^##   creatures much larger than   ##^¨ #$*^«~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~«^*$ ~$#    the fox, the fox will bite    #$~ $*^«~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~«^* ~$#  the creature on the head, and   #$~ *^«~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~«^ ^#   use its tail to penetrate the    #^ ^«~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~« ^#   skull of the prey. the stinger   #^ «~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~ #     will enter the neck from the     # ~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ #      rear, depositing the venom,     # ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~ #    filling up the mouth and skull.   # ~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~« #    this immediately paralyzes the    # «~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~«^ #   prey creature, allowing the fox    # ^«~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~«^* #                to eat.               # *^«~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~«^*$ #                                      # $*^«~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~«^*$# #          if a fox stings a           # #$*^«~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨~«^*$## #    human, it's usually in a place    # ##$*^«~¨¨¨
¨¨~«^*$### #   different than the neck, and the   # ###$*^«~¨¨
¨~«^*$#### ^#  main consequence is intense pain. #^ ####$*^«~¨
¨¨~«^*$### ^#                                    #^ ###$*^«~¨¨
¨¨¨~«^*$## ~$#           it has been            #$~ ##$*^«~¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~«^*$# ~$#   shown that the venom is also   #$~ #$*^«~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~«^*$ ¨^##   present in the bite of the   ##^¨ $*^«~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~«^* ¨^##     fox, but in very small     ##^¨ *^«~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~«^  ¨^####        quantities.       ####^¨  ^«~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~«     ¨^####                    ####^¨     «~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~        ¨^####              ####^¨        ~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨                                          ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~                    ^¨                    ~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~«              ¨¨¨¨««^#^««¨¨¨¨             «~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~«^                    ¨^                    ^«~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~«^*                                          *^«~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~«^*$                                          $*^«~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~«^*$#                                          #$*^«~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨~«^*$##                                          ##$*^«~¨¨¨
¨¨~«^*$###                                          ###$*^«~¨¨