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#@@&%**-^. DRIPPING ONTO THE DIRT ROAD. SHE DOES .^-**%&@@#
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#@%*-..... FRUITS LIKE AVOCADO) HER TAIL IS .....-*%@#
&%**^..... CARNIVOROUS AND HAS A MOUTH (AND WILL?) .....^**%&
##@&%**-^. OF ITS OWN. THE ENTIRE TAIL IS HOLLOW .^-**%&@##
##@&%**-^. AND JUICY, AND FEELS WONDERFUL INSIDE. .^-**%&@##
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