Royal wrote:
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It was
> bloated and stinking and and the vultures were on it, and she gave it
> a wide berth. But before she could get past it a possum crawled out
> of the stomach cavity.

Round here the suburban legend is that possums will hunt and kill rats,
so I smile when I see a possum. Rats are so common out here, its a
wonder no one has started to market some expensive terrier as a ratter.
I'd think about one.
blacksalt