They whirled across the floor, sparking occasionally as their shells scraped across the concrete, criss-crossing paths and twirling under the stars, all of them happily oblivious to the lurking danger that was the hidden duck.
TAGS: ducks, snails, lurking, silveryThe snails formed a phalanx and slimed in unison toward the hapless squash plants.
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as he shoulders his admittedly featherweight rainbow burden acarapace, let us mark his progress well as he tracks ever southward in commission of his appointed down under tootsie rounds.
(photo thanks to mary tsao)
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refreshed,
rejuvenated,
replete, perhaps, with Antofagastan
delicacies he forgets himself to dally
amidst chilean bluebells;
o no, mr. snail, you must think
of your oath!
Little did the weary snail realise that the delicate blue flowers had a rather intoxicating effect and …whoooah, look it the pretty flowwwers…
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it’s a long trip after all
and i’m sure he’ll never do that again…
but do hoist again your multi-hued burden, mr. snail:
hie those feets downunder!
The weary snail rested overnight and, like all courier snails, found that his burden had begun to affect his dreams.
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these mere skirmishes can’t derail our mr. snail, as he speeds along now as if nothing ever……
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o no!
the dreaded Antofagastan bluebell flashback!
whatever next?
she waits,
ardently scanning the horizon for,
surely,
mr. snail and his devoutly wished, much anticipated, multi-hued rainbowed hosiery delivery is
just
over
there,
any minute now?
i believe so, tired snail;
i believe we are.
Fiercely competitive, the snails got quite tetchy when certain bugs in the crowd would snigger during the quiet lead-up to the start of a race.
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