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Anyone who's ever had deer in the garden knows that these cutesy marauders -- which author Rhonda Massingham Hart calls "Agent Orange on hooves" -- can decimate a landscape like no other pest.— Latest Articles
An advocate for the marauders was therefore appointed--no other than Chassanée himself; who, espousing with professional ardor the interests of his quadrupedal clients, began by insisting that a summons should be served in each parish; next, excused the non-appearance of the defendants by alleging the dangers of the journey by reason of the lying-in-wait of their enemies, the cats; and finally, appealing to the compassion of the court in behalf of a race doomed to wholesale destruction, acquitted himself so successfully of his fantastic commission, that the mice escaped the censures of the church, and their advocate gained universal applause!— The Rise of the Hugenots, Vol. 1 (of 2)
Our neighbours might hear the noise if you brought them round here Now, the stable referred to was the most outlying building of the camp, in the direction in which the marauders were approaching.— Twice Bought

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