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The Tragical Ballad of Jememy the Left Twisting Snail

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Rich Brown

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Oct 14, 2017, 10:01:42 PM10/14/17
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National Public Radio covers the sad tale of Jeremy, an anatomically-
challenged snail who couldn't reproduce unless heshe met another snail
with a left-twisting shell.

Science came to hisher rescue, sort of.

Includes parts 1 and 2 of the Ballad of Jeremy.

warning: long URL coming up -

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/10/13/557652159/jeremy-the-
lonely-left-twisting-snail-dies-but-knows-love-before-the-end

X-Lydia

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Oct 18, 2017, 1:30:26 AM10/18/17
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I am reminded of Flanders and Swann's classic, "Misalliance": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYr0eNtpDHs
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