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What's the score on your premonitions so far? lol We'll see if you've got it correct or not, but I'm not sure if the shaman would be testing Mac if he did that, or testing Gramps and Pops, because I'm sure they be alert to something like that first. Even if the shaman warns them it is coming, they probably wouldn't take a chance that it wasn't something else and not the shaman. I'm glad you're still enjoying this story.
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Yes, feeding pet outside can lead to attracting other animals to the dinner bowl. As far as that large raccoon, I was just thinking it got fat eating food humans left out for pets or trash, but that won't work if it was tall as well. Maybe it had crossedbred with another animal or it was merely a freak of nature.
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Hmmm, was that how they came up with the name Bangladesh? A bangli at the eastern tip of India?
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Don't feel bad, Terry. I thought of the same thing.
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I'm sure the red color would also attract humans who would like to squash it. Thank you for the info.
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Yes, it would be interesting to learn how such an obstacle would be overcome, and maybe we'll get to learn that information, although Mac/Michael seems to be dead set against transitioning into a skunk. The shaman has merely used the idea as a threat. Yes, Mac has learned to be more observant about his surroundings, and you're correct, that's also a good trait for humans as well, especially when you're out in the wild.
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That is an interesting concept to keep the varmints out of the house. Thanks for sharing it, Anton.
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My, my, Terry. I didn't know this chapter would get you thinking about tails like that. hehehe It would have been interesting to find out, though. And yes, raccoons may be very cute, but they can also be very aggressive, so you don't approach or deal with them lightly. It is best to steer clear of them, or at least give them a wide berth.
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Yes, that's very true Anton. Mac/Michael is learning that when you're no longer the predator, you become the prey. And I liked your title suggestion, For Whom the Dinner Bell Tolls. Very clever.
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I was hoping someone would get a chuckle out of that and I'm glad you did. I'm glad you are enjoying this story.
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I'm glad, Chris, because I always worry about how much detail I should include in each chapter and try not to over do it. It's nice when I get feedback that tells me the readers enjoy the details that I've included.
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Thank you for the feedback, Jim, and I'm glad you're enjoying this story. Yes, many animals are very protective of their young and they will attack animals that are much larger than themselves. It's interesting that the dog protected its owner, rather than itself.
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Raccoons are curious and intelligent animals, which means they can sometimes become a problem, especially when they live near humans. However, your comment about them entering the house as raccoons would only work with Devin's family, but I doubt they would be too surprised if the boys did that. However, they couldn't do that with Mac's family, since he doesn't want his parents to know what he is capable of doing.
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Yes, raccoons are cute. It's probably why these used one for the Ranger Rick magazine.
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Chapter 32 – The Last of the Predators When we woke the following morning, we ate breakfast and then got started working on the mountain lion again. The process was going much faster than with the previous animals, and even after having taken the entire weekend off, I managed to successfully transition into a mountain lion again. The shaman only noticed a couple of minor issues I had to improve on, and once I did that he felt we were nearly done. Since it was going so well, the sham
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And just because a guy has the nickname Chipper doesn't mean that he's actually a chipper person. You can trust me on that, because I knew one of those unchipper Chippers.
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Yes, Happy Thanksgiving to our hearty neighbors to the north. Make sure to start a fire in the fireplace so you'll be nice and warm while you're stuffing your face. By the way, Steve. I've finished my Halloween stories and I will be posting them soon. I hope they meet your approval.
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Since marijuana is classified as a flowering herb, I wonder if large growers could also be classified as herbalists. Herbs were also used in witchcraft and magical spells, so I imagine every witch and warlock was an herbalist as well.
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Famous herbalist include: Robert Hooke, who in 1635 was one of the first two scientists to discover microorganisms using a microscope. Carl Linnaeus, the scientist responsible for formalizing binomial nomenclature, which is the system we use for naming organisms. Joseph Banks, a botanists who sails on Captain James Cooke's first great voyage the visited Brazil, Tahiti, New Zealand, and Australia. He was President of the Royal Society for over 41 years, and during his tenure he was responsible for bringing over 30,000 plant species to England. Thomas Culpeper, who was credited with cataloging hundreds of medicinal herbs that where used by physicians at that time.
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I'll issue a warning so you won't someday make the same mistake I did when I was younger. Don't confuse bonsai, the pruning of miniature trees and shrubs, with banzai, which was a cry that was used by Japanese soldiers during World War II. The complete phrase was Tenno Heika Banzai, which means 'Japanese Emperor may he live for ten thousand years'. It was used by Mr. Miyagi in the Karate Kid movies, and it can be used as a greeting when meeting the Japanese Emperor to wish him long life.
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There are a lot of alerts throughout GA, and the abductor may be fleeing with the child to stay with friends or extended family in MS. They supposedly send the alert to anyplace where the abductor might possibly go.
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I guess that during the time period in which the town was named it was probably the best choice, either Cistern, Texas or Outhouse, Texas. 😈 🤪
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With parental abductions, the parents are typically divorced and that might be where the other parents lives currently and they expect he'll return, or you might be along the route that parent might take to return home. The alert doesn't just go out to the state where the child is abducted.
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I didn't know this was going to happen, so when the alert on my cell phone went off, it used the same series of tones that it uses to alert us that to an Amber alert, so I thought meant there was another missing child until I checked the screen. When the TV alert went off it interfered with a very important part of the program I was watching and pissed me off, but at least they didn't do it on Saturday during one of the college football games.
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The difference between a cistern and a well is that a cisterns main function is to collect rainwater, while a well taps into a underground source of water and then you either use a pump to bring the water to the surface or you do it manually using a bucket. Farms and ranches commonly have large cisterns in addition to a well or well to ensure that they have enough water for the crops and/or animals.
