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    It was a good fruit, he said in the minds of any creature nearby. There was a collective shriek as all living things fled the area in terror. It will not be forgotten. Roux finished softly to himself. That felt like the right sort of thing to say.


    Ha HA! He crowed, running at the nearest creature. The squirrel screamed and raced to the very top of the tree, where it leapt off, sailing forward, and landed in the valley''s river. The squirrel was never seen in that valley again. Roux barely noticed the poor creature''s plight. He was leaping, jumping, dancing. Oh this is good! He declared to the valley. I should have tried legs weeks ago!


    What a day.


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    Can I swim, too?


    The winds are no longer certain. No longer safe.