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Hi, I’m Edith, and this is a newsletter with comics and links. I’d love to know what you think; please feel free to share this post or reply to this email!
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While I was doing this, the snake turned its head toward me. After a moment, it began to speak. In English.
“Come closer,” it said, “I have a ssstory to tell you.”
“Um … okay!” I said, and so I did. Here is what the snake said to me.
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That was the end of the snake’s story, but I took a hint and offered him a home in my bun.
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So great