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- 6. THE THE SLUG, or Jacknjellify's
Object Show, is around the Size of the
burrow in which it lives. It is in Shape
ſomewhat formleſs, yet it never fails to
catch one's Eye with the ſtriking Colour
vifible along the Broad of its Back,
deſcribed by ſome as a ſordid Blue and
others as vibrant Black. The Head meets
The Body at a Junction that embodies a
pleaſant degree of Smoothneſs ; even at
half the Diameter of the Body, this admi-
rable level of Smoothitude leaves one in a
level of awe that would preclude his
???ngneſs to ſtep. It has one very ſtrong
?????dable Arm, but this Appendage is not
??????????rom any Point of View.
- ?????????????? its untidy Appearance,
???????????eſs, and unusual Badneſs, this
?????????????nages to maintain an inexpli-
?????????????ent in-flow of Subſcribers,
???????????????e deſcribed only as particu-
???????????????e Fellows. The Slugs of
??????????????? for their Aggreſſiveneſs
????????????????emeanor, which is an
????????????????ion to make conſider-
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Of Inſects, or Hairleſs Beaſts. 136
ing that only One is known to be in
Exiſtence.
- This Slug follows an unpredictable
Schedule in its behavioural Patterns, but
one can be certain in one Truth: this Beaſt
may very well riſe from the Ground on the
Firſt of September ; determining the
particular Year of this majeſtic event is
left as an exerciſe to the Reader.
- The Writer has never encountered this
Slug, as its laſt Sighting had occurred long
before his own Birth, but below is a
remarkable Image of some other Slug for
the Reader's own Enjoyment.
- A SLUG
- Did the Reader enjoy the above Image?
The Writer certainly did.
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