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=Petey's Adventure=

We join our hero Petey the platypus on the Amazon River, as he is being cornered by two hungry freshwater eels Slippery and Slimy. Slippery makes his move and in the heat of the moment petey stabs Slippery with his poisonous talon on his back foot. Slippery died on contact and petey got away. That day Slimy swore he would get revenge. As petey is swimming along he runs into crabby the crawfish. Crabby is talking to his friend Brian the branchiobdellids who cleans crabby gills twice a week for a good meal. Petey asks, “Can I stay at your place because Marco and Slimy want to kill me.” Crabby says, “Ya, of course you can, but can you sleep under a rock.” “No” said Petey. “I didn’t think so,” said crabby. “I’m going to the bistro if you want to come” asked petey. “Sure, I’d love to,” replied petey. They didn’t know that Slimy and Marco the alligator were close behind stalking them. On their way to the bistro they run into Dia the diatom that decides to stick herself to crabby for a free ride. Then with a bunch of bubbles out pops Marco and Slimy showing their teeth and hissing. In a few seconds Marco ate crabby and all of his friends with the exception of Petey.

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