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dance like he was discoing to acid rock.

     But the more he tried to shake the


     mouse out, the farther up the tunnel it


     sought safety.

            When it reached the top of his leg,

     it climbed to safety where the pant legs


     joined.  When it lodged itself in there at


     that very critical, private juncture,

     Butch started to holler as if he would

     die.  He screamed for someone to “...


     Kill it!  Kill it quick!”

            Now, Butch and Buster weren’t


     necessarily known for thinking clearly

     under pressure.  At Butch’s screams,


     Buster reached for a handy, nearby

     shovel.  He wound up like a baseball


     player planning to knock a ball out of

     the park.  He swung so hard he took


     Butch’s feet right out from under him.



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