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t's not the kind of news that will make USA Today or The Wall Street Jouma/ , it' s tru e. But for scores of Aggie Village-hou sed youngsters, it is big news. A new playground. New as in first one, not replacement of the old, for they've never had one. Before this summer , it took a trip to Adams Park or Hillcrest Elementary to fall off of a jungle-gym or slip down a too-hot slippery slide into a puddl e of water. Now Aggie Village has their very own playground. The structure , located at the east end of the central lawn area of the married student complex, will be maintained by USU Housing. Broken arms , mud pies and skinned elbows . however, will be parent's responsibility
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Page 2 TI>eUtah Statesman Friday, June 22, 1984
Band series to begin The first in a series of free band concerts will be presented Sun~~:d~~~eC~t:~.7 p.m. on the patio at the east end of the Taggart The ..Sunset Symphony" concert series is under the direction of Max Dalby of the USU Music Department faculty. The concerts are free and the public is invited to attend. The summer band series has been a tradition since 1962 wba USU President Daryl Chase suggested a ..Sunday in the concert series, much like those popular throughout the country. The outdoor concerts were initiated at that time, and have been pleasing audiences ever since. Max Dalby formed the USU Summer Band and has been at the head for the last 22 years. Members of the group are former USU students who returned to Logan to participate every summer. 5_ome.m~mbe~ of the band have been associated with the group smce Its mceptton.
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Lead roles delight in 'Filomena' Th,at,r
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Filumena, billed as a classic of the Italian stage, becomes the perfect opportunity for the Lyric Theatre company to showcase the talents of actress Zoaunne LeRoy . LeRoy, a professional actress with stage, television and film experience, is in total control of her character, the others on stage with her and, in fact, the production from start to finish, She is also the most proficient in handling the Italian dialect, a slight stumbling block for some of the company in this initial offering of the repertory season. LeRoy shows her professional abilities in sensing audience awareness as she pauses appropriately for their
response so that no lines will be missed. Others - one occasion by Doug Goetz, playing her son Riccardo, stanch out - could learn from her timing. A fast•paced high.volume Act 1 sets the conflict, as Filumena \fartuarano, through trickery, marries "the finest confectioner in Naples,"' not to mention the richest. The aforementioned Domenico Soriano, although in his early 50s, still sees himself as a ladies' man, though, and some young ladies see him as a lucrative catch. As he attempts to have the "deathbed marriage" annulled, new information is added to the equally new marriage which rings of blackmail and the momentum of fighting between Soriano and Filumena ebbs and flows.
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Filumena Morturano (Zoaunne LeRoy) takes delight in her son, played by Stephen D. Lohrentz. JeffAlfred phctc
USU in summertime: A haven for non-traditional student;s By Tamara Thoma,
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They come for a variety of reasons: workshops, conferences, clinics. But before mid.August arrives, between 20,()()()..25,000visitors will have transformed the campus into a nontraditional-student haven. That's summer at Utah State. "By the end of this month," said Dallas Holmes, director of Life Span Learning Program (LSLP) Conference and Institute Division, "80-plus conferences and workshops will have been held." And that's just the beginning: over 150 programs in all will be held this summer for what is essentially a non-traditional student population of between 20,000
According to Val Christensen, vice president of student services, 1984-85 USU students, many of them now absent from campus, will be the benefactors,
Just weeks after the last summer workshop of 1983 is completed, Blakely will begit. preparing for the 1984 workshops ... The office sends out proposals to facl'lty, and we learn which ideas are man-etable ," she said. "Then we allocate mo~ey and begin publicity."
The first, he said, is student recruit ment. "It's a great way to expose them to the university. and we've found through research that the exposure is working.··
"These people coming in reduce significantly the amoUnt of overhead," he said. "If you close down the campus dur• ing the summer - food services and so forth - then students will get charged more when they come back in the fall. Workshops alone, held before and after summer session, draw between 1,700-1,800 students, according to Suzanne Blakely, program specialist for the LSLP Conference and Institute Divi-
Thousands of teen-age youth also filter through USU eat:h summer for LOSsponsored youth conferences. Mike Freeman of LSLP and three youth assistants coordinate activities and lodging for the young visitors. "As far a,; youth proj.,rramsgo," said Holmes. "there are a ,·aricty of pur•
Pair of researchers to give lectures on agricultural issues A specialist in crop research using biotechnoiog)and a noted researcher in chemical weed control will share the lectern of the Utah State Uni\"ersity College of Science Distinguished Guest Lecture Series June 25-29.
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Dr. Robert M. Goodman, vice president for research an development at a Davis, Calif. crops research company, will be followed by Dr. Boysie E. Day, professor emeritus of plant physiology at the University of California, Berkeley. There theme will be the outlook and potential of high technology in agriculture, the place of chemicals in third world agriculture and a discussion of political, economic, cultural, aesthetic and ethical issues surrounding high-tech agriculture. All of the lectures will begin at 11 a.m. in the Engineering Auditorium. Goodman will speak Monday-\Vednesday. His topics are ··A Biotechnologist's View of the \Vorld Food Problem," "From Mendel to Molecules: Biotechnology in Plant ASITiculture,"'and "Towards an Understandin2 of the lmoact of Modern Biology in the Future of Agriculture ... The widely published researcher is recognized for his work on the effects of virus infections on food plants. He has consulted for a number of developing nations as ,,._·ellas for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Day is best known for his research on chemical weed control in tree fruit and vine crops and other agronomic and horticultural uses of herbicides. His work contributed to revolutioning soil management practices in subtropical fruit orchards on a world-wide basis. His topics on Thursday and Friday (same time and place} are "The Chemicalization of Agriculture'' and "The High-Techonology Agriculture of the Future. The summer science lecture series is free to the public and designed to be of interest to the general public.
Holmes also listed supporting auxiliary groups and ··reaching out to the needs of non-traditional learners" as other purposes of youth programs at the university . Holmes also said that the summer student population help defray the amount of money USU students would otherwise be obligated to pay: "The students that come through here help to ease the load
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White pelicans are not a bird that are generally found in Cache Valley. This year is different. The pelicans, usually found on the Great Salt Lake and its marshes, are a common sight this year in the \'alley. Most 0£ these newcomers can he seen in the Bear Ri\'er marshes west of Logan. But the marshes aren't the only place these birds ha,·e been sighted - some, surprisingly enough ha,e been sighted on the Lo~an Ri\'er at First and Third dams. Sine(>pelica~ aren't a common sight in the , alley. many are wondering why the sudden increase. The most popular theory to the increa~ is related to the nooding problems the state is havin~. Most of the state's white pelicans live and ne;;t on islands in the Great Salt Lake. Becaw,c the lake dcx.-sn·tsupport any aquadic wildlife - with the exception of tiny brine shrimp which pelicans don't cat - the birds must nyto the surrounding
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Pelicans in Logan? -contin""d from pag, 4 about 25 miles from Promontory. The isolated, !emote island, home. for more than 6,000 peli<:ans. h a protective fortr~'i for the birds because pn.>dators cannot reach its rocky shores, predators that could kill the birdc, or destroy their~But those pelicans living in Cache Valle\· aren't offered the natural protection of virtually inaccesible island,; as those at
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=·Because the birds are rarely seen oulc,ide of th<•Great Salt, Lake and its marshes. their northern trek to Cache Valle\' offen, an opportunity for people to view them in their n8tural surroundings. Thes.e white birch are about fi\'e feet Ion,'!;and h8\'c a wing• span of about SC\'CO ft't't, and wci~h about 10 to 15 1x11md.s. \\'hen these hu~e bird\ take-off. they look clumhsy. But once in the air. they become one of the mn,,;t S,?;racefulflying of birds. These birds are perhaps ~t known for the pouch on their beaks which is used for holding. carrying and storing rood.
Music clinics are tradition r--ow in its 44th year, the Summer Music Clinic at Utah State University has become a tradition . According to clinic chairman Alvin Wardle, the program is one of the oldest music camps in the countr}', The mwic clinic began in the 1930's, and has continued ever since, with only a short break during the second world war. Although the program has been around for many years, it is comtantly growing and changing, \\.'ardle stated. "\\'e trv to include the comments, suggestions and feedback from musi~ instructon to improve the prowam." Two hundred and sixty-fi'\'e students ha\'e participated in the week-long clinic. Participants tra'\'el from throughout Utah, Idaho, \\'yoming, Nevada and Arizona to attf'nd. The clinic is open to junior and senior high school students. and major areas of study include band, orchestra and piano workshops. A staff of 30 guides the students through a demanding schedule. Students attend full scale rehearsals for two hours a day. Additional time is spent in sectional rehear5aJs for specific instruments 'l'blllesectional rehearsals focus on smaller groups, pro\'iding permnal attention for individual musicians. Private instruction from the guest instructors is aJso available. Students devote countless hoursto individual practice as well.
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Zoaunne LeRoy, left , plays the lead in 'Filumena', here with Vosco Call.
Summer programs keep 'Sunbirds' busy -co ntinued from page 3 on !Jtudents. · The~ aren·t the only om.~ Sun Cit\ ..enior citizen\. or ··sunhird/ a\ the, an .• \Cnnctimes termed. htl\C lxt·n flockin$!: into Cache \'alley b~ the hundred,; each \Ulllllll'r \ince l 9i6. accordin,I! to Bruce Durie,, U\.\i\tant din:c:tor of Sc-hoo'iHdatio1l\. ··Aftt>r tlw Teton Flood Dha\h.>r {the~ pre, iou,I~ "llt'nt their \UllllllCr<, in H(•xburg, Idaho \. the, ,tarkd cmnin.!,! IH.'rc.'' DarlC~ l.'Xplainl·d "The~ dl'<.'ided to conu.• back bt.'<.'<lll\l' thl'rt.•\ much mort.· di, l'P,it, at
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has increased from 200 the first year to be tw een 800-1,0CK> this summer. and they hail from hot spots all over the nati on. including Florida, Texas. New Mexico and Ca lifornia . USU sponsor~ a Summe r Citizen Pro gram for the visitors. in which the participants register and recei\'e the same prh ile~es as traditional universit\' students. One of the activities iea red to" ard the summer citizens is a lecture series in cludinp; ..cmina rs ranging from handicrafts to nature apprecia• tion to political is.sues. The <,ummer citizem get in\·ohed in the local commun it\', according to Darley. He said ·the Old Lyric Repertory Company has appn:dawcl their attendance in recent years: " It's kept them in the black. and they fill often
fill the house." Darl ey said the seniors are "always willing to do somet hing ." Many hav e volunteered to work at USU"s Hotline as well as the local hospital and nursing bome, he said. Th eir presence is a plus for the entire town. Darl ey addl..-d. "We estimate they put $1,000-Sl,200 per coup le per month int o the unh·crsity and local economy ... and in all the<.c,·ea rs I've ne\'er heard of a bad check passed br any of them. ..Jt' s great to ha,·e that kind of peop le - grateful , delig htful people.·· Young and old alike. the) come to USU for a \'Uriel\' of rcawns ... and keep the Campus ali\'e.
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W. Vosco Call is the stereotypical Italian - overzelous, seemingly hot-blooded, swearing oaths, throwing his hands and stretching his voice's decibel count. No need to worry about hearing the dialog from the leads in this production. Projection is not a problem. Rosalia Solimene, played by Alisa L. Rahkonen, and Floyd T. Morgan's Alfred Amoroso , are friends of the new bride and groom, respectively. Rahkonen is second only to LeRoy in her grapse of the dialect and is becomes an audience favorite before play·s end, As the production progresses, we meet thP "22-year-old cow;· as Filumena describes Soriano's prospecth-·e mistress, played by Tracy Hill Dresser. Too tense, as noted by a dropped line and a dropped rose, Diana stiU manages to become a distinct character, thanks to some voice and torso mannerisms. We also meet Lucia (Sheila Gerber) , a housecleaner for Soriano, who is commendable in her role, excepting her bit-too-easy handling of a bucket of cleaning water. One troublesome technical problem in the first act - a hanging lamp - is thankfully hoisted up about a yard at a break to allow better view of the actors. Blocking and very natural movements in the first act are noteworthy but the lack of any stage movement becomes almost painfully noticeable at the beginning of Act 2. When compared with the active initial act, the breakfast conversation of Soriano and Amoroso is stagnant. The opening night audience didn't pick up on lighting techniques or anticipate the plot as they prematurely clapped for the play's end. Luckily the production didn't end there, for the final scene is where Filumena gains its reputation for being heartwarming, The play itself, penned by Eduardo De Filippo, was originally written in Nea!X)litan dialect. It is designed to show the strength of the female lead and her "profound sense of family values.·• This production may not find itself as the favorite of Lyric regulars at season's end, but that will be due to the self.contained step-by-step story, which doesn't ask the audience to stretch or work. It will not be the fault of the lead characters, as a l~ than packed house saw Thursday .
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Both are lxmafide box-office hits offering a similar mixture of horror and comedy. But for most a better time will be spent at Ghostbusters than at Gremlins. Stephen Speilberg's latest is designed to tug at your emotions somewhat in the same manner as E.T. did in his starring role. In this case, it's a fuzzy "alien" of sorts that, with his big Ewok-like eyes and high-pitched exhortations, has the audience going ..aaaaah. Isn't that cute?" But the lack of screen time for this new-found star and the overabundance of destruction viewed in the film leave the viewer slightly unsettled. Equally unsettling ls the thought that this movie - and you can't really seperate the destruction from the cutesy-pie co-star when you talk about children seeing the movie - is being heavily promoted among youngsters via records, books, dollsand such. Also endearing to the audience is Hoyt Axton, who is the first outsider to spy little Gizmo, as he wWcome to be known. Axton is charming and perfectly Middle-American in his role as an lnwintor trying to come up with the next Veaomatlc.In his climb to financial stability he bmad finds himself settling on battery operated By swatters and the soon-to-be-in-every....,tlve's-brielcase BathroomBuddy. Ju perfect as Axton is in the role we don't see ~ of him and we don't see enough emotion flllmhim whenbe returns home at the film's end tlDBnd the equivalent of hurricane Edna has ftVlpd bis hometown. Surely such a sight udlnga GN!mlln blood-soaked kitchen in his home - would cawe at least a rise in voice • ~ all we see is blasse and normalcy, Axton deserves his top billing in the
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its rightful owner and we are forced to endure some abbreviated Kung Fu-ish wisdom. Surely Pandora would have given us more words to live by than we get here. Speilberg eiljoys dropping answers to trivia questions in his films and this one has a liberal sprinkling, among the more obvious being the names of the movies playing in the local theater. The little town, the name of which a1so sounds like a flash from the past, takes on a definite Capra-ish look and in fact we see a scene from It's a Good Life playing in the background to bring the point home. Overallt then, the ending is quite predictable , there are some spots that might make you jump, and the effects are on ly normal by Speilberg standards - in time the bad little gremlins begin to look simply like Muppets gone Mad. Glwstbusters, on the other hand, is a comedy. horror mixture that plays the comedy heavy and often enough that the destruction and frights seem more tempered and tolerable. Word out of Hollywood has it that the lead for this movie was originally envisioned to be taken by the late John Belushi. Instead we have Bill Murray, for which we should be thankful. Murray plays himself and only himself as he is the perfect complement to the super-seriow scientists Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis, who are at least forced to act to a certain degree . Ramis and Aykroyd throw around telekinetic legalese and mythology-like explanations to help the "plot" along and the trio are delightful when on screen together. A fourth Ghostbuster is introduced well into the film but the part taken by Ernie Hudson seems to be a contrived aherthought, as if it were a favor for an old friend. In addition to Murray, the film stars Sigourney Weaver. And, yes, she is as menacing and dominating and beautiful as her past roles, which included the recent Year of Living Dangerously. In a sense, this film is her's. There are the almost-obligatory sexual gags one might expect from a script penned by Ramis and Aykroyd, but they are kept in check and not exploited like they might have been. Special effects are respectable to good and the ending does have some fun, different, only-in-this-film.could-theyget-away-with-it twists. Rick Moranis is perfect as the nerd next door. Mwic by Ray Parker, Jr., adds to the film by keepine: its tone simple, summery and enjoyable. Neither Ghostbusters nor Gremlins ought to be on your don't miss list - although Murray fam will be delighted at his latest effort - but they could very well be on top money-making lists as ther clear the way for more horror-comedies to make their way to the sreen.
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•3.45 Incl. soup, salad, veg., potato , roll
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Special disount for staff & Summer Students: With valid current ID and until July 26, buy a ticket to the Great West Fair for a $ I discount. Buy a ticket to the Pageant for a $ I discount, or buy tickets to both for a $2 discount (Normal ticket cost for both would be $8.50, now only $6.50) Available only at USU Ticket Office .
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The Back Burner and calendar are bulletin board listings of events and acti,ities of general interest to students and staff. If )'OUT club, organization, or department has an upcoming activity or new~\\-Orthy item it would like published, fill out a form found in TSC 315 before 9 a.m. Thursday of each week during summer quarter. The Summer State.sman will be published Friday, June 22 and each succeeding Friday of summer quarter until August 10.
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The lihran \\ ill he clo,ed Pioneer Dav (July 24). ln;lpt·ndenet• Du} (Jtil} 4) and Labor Du~ (St·pt. 3).
Critical week for financial aid Thi-. \H't·k i, a critical one for ,11mmcr \l'\\ion ,tudent, with
financ:ial aid Tho"l ' 1;tudt•nh ,, ho ha, e be<.'Tl a,, arcled finant·ial ai,1 for summer and ha, l' not q>t . ,;_ ;. :I up their ,011cht·r, wil' In._,,it ·,•. -_•cl .. June 27. :\II\ ,tudt•nt ,, !,o nt•t•d \tudent aid for. ,ummt·r !mt ha, l' not J:t•t n·c:l'iH·d an a,,arJ H'l .,hould check ,, ith FinaiKial
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Fellowship offers float trip The Campus Christian Fellowship is sponsoring a whitewater float trip on the Snake River near Jackson Friday , June 29-July I. The cost will be $30 per person. Call the CCF at 753-0002.
Employment offerings Current listings with the Student Employment Office, Main 13, are, Laborer. weeding, irrigating; custodian, cleaning:. room set-ups; lab assistants; general farm laborers; ranch hands: computer applicators; mother's helpers; sales reps. For more information, see the job board at Student Employment.
Lagoon Day readied Ltah Statt· l niHr'>ily A,g~ie,;,acro'>lt the '>!alt· an• n.•ad~11g for the annual Aggie l.ag1wm Day. thi, )l'ar to he held July 19. t·st \ alumni ... ,aff and \tudents ha\'e l>t1-·11 r11t·din~ at La~oon '>in!·c the early 1%0., for a da, of fun ar,d food. To be t·li1i;ililt·for frt1.· parkinl,!; and otlH.'r <li\C·ounh. Al,!;l,!;it.., mmt pr<.'c\ent\ alid L"SU idt·ntifi<.·ation or ohtain a pa.\.\ from the L'"il· ·\l1111111i I lou<,<. ' on c:ampu\. Frt"I.· "" irnminl,!;. Pioneer \'illa~e ddllli'i..,iiin,four frt.'t.' ridC'\ and all-da, pa..,, di¼·rnml\ art· a, ailahle. ·
@lenda1 Friday, June 22 •C.,(. \to\ ic•. Stra11gt•n 011a Trai11. 8 p.m. SC Thcatt·r •L yric Ttwatn. Fil,w1nw. 8 p.m. I.~·ril"•1·1wat<·r.downtown Logan •l't ah Dt•molu~ 5:30 p.m. SC Patio • S1w1k1 Conft'f1•ntt', FAC
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Tuesday, June 26 •Campus Crusa<ll' for Christ summer Bible stud, at 310 w,~t 1100 North. .. A Look at th,• Life of Christ. .. •SC \10\ ic, A Sight at the Opera, 8 p.m • LSA Drill and Che(:r workshops •String worhhop\, FAC
Thursday, June 28
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•SC \1o,i<-•, Th<' Lion i,1 \\.°iritn, 8 p.m
• Lyric: TtwatN. A Funny Thi,1g /fappl'ncd on tlll• \-Vay to the Fomm. 8 p.m. •CtH'N and Drill work.\hops and Strinjl; work.\hop, continn,•
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I heard on the radio the other day that someone stole a boa constrictor out of a local pet sbop. Why? I guess I don't gel it. Why would anyone have 10 steal a snake? If I had a boa constrictor around and somebody wanted it, I'd give it away. Maybe there's something more to this episode that I'm missing (maybe not, but I'm crazy enough to consider it). I suppose there's a hidden philosophy behind snake theft. If there is one, it's original: the usual crime motives don't apply here. I doubt the thief was after money, or that he/<;he wanted to replace his/her last pet boa that got run over by a car. Still, that leaves at least enough choices to fill a mental inst1tut1on'c, coffers. I have a theory, though - Thrill. You know , a little excitement to break the monotony and irritating regularity life can sometimes amount to. Don't get me wrong: l don't sympathize with dishonest acts that take advantage of innocent others. But I can understand a view tha1 touches on this unusual incident: that our society may be becoming all too complacent; that we may be losing much of the exdtement and spontaneity that once ranked up there with apple pie and Chevrolet. Some like 10 live on the edge just a little bit, and 11is sad that some feel the need to commit a criminal offense in order to make a unique statement, to prove 1he fallacies of our aging, and possibly sedentary, system. And some of the "thrills" I've watched transpire and conspire of late right here in the land of opportunity appear, at best, unusual. But the efforts (,md results) are often, at least, admirable: •I remember reading of a frustrated playwright who, a few years back, sent a script from publisher to publisher; and was met again and again with reJection. Defeat, right? Not really. The script wasn't his: he was pulling one
-r:_ama __ra_T:_homaa--,. over on the publishers by sending them a copy of Casablanca (under another name) just to see whar would happen. •And then there's the case of the 21-year-old England native who came to the "land of opportunity" a couple of years ago to make his fortune, He figured he'd dress up like a woman and sing for his supper. And in no time al all, Boy George had won the contemporary music audience over - and become a multi-millionaire in the process. You know, it's probably good that we have a few extremists around to prove that some things aren't always what they first appear to be. I tend to forset that there is something I can try that no one else has, that there's room for me In this system. Sometimes it helps to have someone like an outrageous transvestite beat the soC"ietal rules in order to prove that ii can't be too tough to make a living in America. Or someone that will play a practical jokeon so-called "profesc;lonals" in order to show that they might not know a good thing when they see it.
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Look what that silly tidbit of news heard on the radio has done to 11\e Then again, maybe this, among other national and inlemational repo,11.i is the news I should be alerted to order to learn just what is thrilhng and meaningful about lifting a boac~ tor. I can't believe it - I really feel about the whole snake rip-off. I'm ing to convince myself that things not what they appear to be in thts and that maybe this thief will c his/her sly energies into worthwhile, maybe even that will throw Society into a f,os light. There certainly is a lot of there. I mean, this reptile-robber to be good: just how do you pack constrictor out unseen?
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