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| | Not-so-swift competition at Snail Olympics |
 | | The annual competition is the culmination of a three-week study on snails, photosynthesis and ecosystems in Susan Kuffel's fifth-grade class. |
 | | The climax of the snail project, the Snail Olympics, pits the snails against each other in six grueling races -- the 50 millimeter dash, 70 millimeter low hurdles, 90 millimeter ramp, 100 millimeter barrel roll and 400 millimeter relay. |
 | | Tyler Williams' snail, Mini, took several first-place ribbons even though it was significantly smaller, almost dime-size amidst a thundering herd of quarter-sized gastropods. |
| www.tri-cityherald.com /news/2001/1102/story5.html (306 words) |
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