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JustDaniel
post Mar 28 18, 14:47
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it sleeps in the milk;
lactated colostrum wakes
Mom's antibodies


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Larry
post Mar 29 18, 11:03
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mom’s aunt embodies
all the traits of her species;
each is different


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post Mar 31 18, 06:00
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ears are different
as much as are fingerprints;
they identify


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post Mar 31 18, 14:12
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they identified
each other by sense of smell;
tails told tell-tell tales


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post Mar 31 18, 18:46
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tell-tale tails take to
each others' fickle noses;
spread others' business


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post Mar 31 18, 21:42
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otter's business spread
over all the shoreline's banks;
shelled out lots of clams


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post Apr 1 18, 01:41
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lots made of clam shells
provide parking up to snuff;
they stink for a year


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post Apr 1 18, 18:35
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they stink for a year
after they reach puberty;
skunk’s main attraction


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post Apr 1 18, 22:29
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skunk's main attraction
can become a vehicle;
it carries perfume


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post Apr 2 18, 21:04
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perfume carries it
from the flowers to the hive;
sense sent bees since scents


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post Apr 2 18, 21:14
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bees insensitive
when beekeeper's blowing smoke;
squishin' one lights fire


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post Apr 3 18, 08:33
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squishing one’s fire light
lets you see lightening bugs;
she’s drawn to their flame


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post Apr 3 18, 12:56
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she's drawn to its glow
and suddenly there's a zap;
one fly bites the dust


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post Apr 3 18, 21:04
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one fly bites the dust
after regurgitating;
mites are tasty snacks


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post Apr 4 18, 09:19
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mites are tasty snacks
to human household cleaning;
none else would bother


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post Apr 4 18, 22:17
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none else would bother
a diamondback rattle snake;
roadrunners are quick


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post Apr 5 18, 03:21
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roadrunners are quick,
evade wily coyotes;
chaparral cookoos


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post Apr 5 18, 18:19
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chirp of real cuckoos
is a maniacal sound;
females go crazy


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post Apr 6 18, 02:47
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females go crazy
during cage boxing match;
become animals


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post Apr 7 18, 21:13
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animals become
sedentary and hungry;
food walks by in zoos


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