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squeezed hard on Laura’s hand just as

she turned the teat up to look at the

end to see if there was anything there.

With my squeezing, the blast of milk

hit Laura squarely in the face.

She snorted and wiped the milk

from her face. “You did that on

purpose!”

“No,” I answered, “but if I had

thought about it, I would have.”

I encouraged her to try again.

“Only if you stay away from me!” she

replied.

I moved up to the front of the cow,

and Laura made another attempt. She

finally got some milk out, and had

just finished putting the milker on,

when the cow swung her tail. It hit

Laura hard and about knocked her

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