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 | | And of course there was the unfortunate incident involving the wasps' nest in Maine, which, when I stumbled across it, unleashed countless, remorseless defenders; they chased me a good 100 yards before I reached my grandmother, who valiantly shooed them away. |
 | | It was a bumblebee, nice and fat and fl and yellow, laden with pollen and perhaps a little drunk; it strolled about my hand for a few moments, and I watched. |
 | | It died, and I was left, stung, disconsolate and railing against the stupidity of it all, until it sunk in that there was nothing to be done for it, what was lost was lost, and I was standing alone, surrounded by dead flowers. |
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