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enough to twist his body one way and

mine the other. His hooves came

down so close to me that I felt them

brush against my skin.

The blow caused him to tremble

and pause for the few seconds I

needed to scramble to my feet. But I

was still cornered, and once again he

rose to strike. But from a standing

position, I could defend myself much

better.

With my mind now clear, I

considered using the prongs of the

fork to force him away, but I hated to

mar this beautiful animal. It was not

because I felt any good will toward

him, but it was because he belonged

to Brenda, and I loved my job. So

instead, as he rose to strike once

more, I turned the back part of the

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