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The time had arrived to put my plan into action. I was in grave danger and I had no choice. I only had one weapon: a rubber band. It had taken me a long time to get it hooked around the edge of my food dish. Now I carefully pulled it back as far as I could, aiming directly at those big doggy nostrils.
First publish date: 2004
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Betty G. Birney
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