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when this girl walked by a small pond in
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the forest she found a very interesting
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lizard and brought it home as her pet
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she decided to visit the vet so she
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could take good care of it but things
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wouldn't go as expected because the
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moment he saw the animal he screamed
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"Stand back." The small initially
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innocent looking animal was found in the
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most unlikely of places a residential
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garden but before we start smash the
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stories mia the 9-year-old girl who
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found the creature when playing in her
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backyard simply picked it up and brought
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it inside their home act that later
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would be regarded as a very bold move
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mia walked into her home with a little
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black animal in her hand she yelled for
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her mother to meet her in the kitchen so
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she could present her findings however
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contrary to Mia's excitement about the
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situation her mother showed signs of
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concern when she entered the room and
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saw the animal the worried mother let
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out a small scream because of the
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creature's unnatural appearance she
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demanded that Mia put the reptile
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looking animal back where she found it
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and wash her hands carefully afterward
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that thing doesn't look natural and you
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don't know what germs it could hold but
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that was the least of their worries
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mia's face turned sour after her mom's
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request she did not want to get rid of
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the animal and blatantly refused to
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return it it's my pet this was a request
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Mia could agree upon she wanted Lizzy to
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be healthy and maybe the vet could tell
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her what kind of animal Lizzy was so she
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could feed and nurture it properly but
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when they arrived at the veterinarian's
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office they were met with much more than
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they could handle the vet welcomed Mia
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and her mother into his office and
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started his investigation without much
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concern in his voice he asked Mia to
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lift the lid of the container she kept
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Lizzy in so he could take a look but
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when he reached in to grab the animal a
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loud sigh exited his mouth the vet
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leaned back and seemed immediately
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shaken by the situation his face turned
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pale and his hands trembled mia looked
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at the blue uniform man in confusion and
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tried to ask what was going on but the
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vet interrupted her question instantly
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stand back little girl stand back now
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the vets's voice was filled with panic
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this increase in volume and seriousness
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caused Mia and her mother to panic too
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so much so that the young girl tilted
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her body in just the wrong way making
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her arm accidentally tapped the box
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Lizzy was in and then the inevitable
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thing happened but the vet was so
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focused on the animal that he didn't
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respond to the question a set of heavy
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books was placed on top of the container
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to ensure Lizzy could not escape again
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when that part was secure Dr mcdaniels
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stared at the container and its captive
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animal from an angle he remained silent
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and refused to answer any questions but
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pretty soon both mother and daughter
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would find out why the vet dropped down
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in his officer chair and rolled it to a
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computer in the back of the room from
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there he started smashing his keyboard
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with heavy fingers what was he doing
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mia's mother listened to the vets's
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panicked words and stayed away from the
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container and reptile but Mia was not in
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a listening mood she felt bad for her
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pet who fell on the ground and wanted to
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check on it that's why the little girl
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approached the table and reached out mia
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placed her hand on the container and
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proceeded to open the lid i just want to
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touch her mommy to see if she's not hurt
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but that action was rudely interrupted
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by Dr mia's mother didn't like the tone
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in which this veterinarian talked to her
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daughter so even though she obliged and
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asked her daughter to stay away from the
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container she also approached the
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uniformed man while demanding answers
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but when she arrived beside him she saw
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something worrisome on his monitor dr
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mcdaniel was frantically searching for
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something and now Mia's mother could
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watch along she saw multiple old
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websites and articles fly by the vet was
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mumbling something unintelligible and
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was clearly frustrated and nervous what
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is going on doctor mia's mother now
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asked in a more calm voice to diffuse
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tension "why are you acting like this is
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there something with the animal?"
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"Please answer me." Mia's mother kept
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repeating this round of questioning
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clearly bothered the doctor who
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eventually turned around in his chair
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and faced Mia and her mother "where did
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you get it you can't buy this animal."
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Now it was Mia and her mother's turn to
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provide answers mia's mother didn't know
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where her daughter found Lizzy she never
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bothered asking so it was up to the
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little girl to guide the vet in the
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right direction i found my pet beneath
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one of the bushes in our garden Mia
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explained the doctor looked worried when
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Mia said this what was the vet
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withholding from them but the trout
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would soon come to light the man
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scrolled through a few more web-based
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articles and eventually stopped on one
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of them yes I finally found the one come
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over here and take a look mia followed
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the vets's pointing finger which
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eventually brought her to an image on
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his computer monitor and that's when a
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sight of familiarity finally hit her
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"hey that's Lizzy," she excitedly
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exclaimed the young girl left her pet
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for the first time and watched the
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computer screen alongside the uniformed
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man mia's mother was still in the dark
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but the vets's dark expression spoke
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volumes then he started to speak openly
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if my theory is correct then the animal
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you've brought isn't just any ordinary
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animal that can be held as a pet it is
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extremely dangerous the vet said
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seriously he showed Mia's mother the
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article and after reading a few
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paragraphs the confused mother also
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sighed in anguish "is this what that
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thing is?" Mia's mother stated that she
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remembered this article from years ago
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but she did not understand how the
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animal arrived in their garden the vet
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asked if they now understood why knowing
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where Mia had found the animal was so
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important "we have to find out what is
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going on and inform the police if
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needed." "I will close my practice right
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now if you promise to lead us to where
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you found Lizzy," Dr mcdaniel said mia
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nodded and after cancelling all
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appointments for the afternoon Dr
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mcdaniels got into the car with Mia and
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her mother they hurriedly drove home and
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inspected the bush Mia found Lizzy in
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this is the place i promise you she said
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the doctor now in normal street clothes
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inspected the foliage it took him some
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time but because it had rained last
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night the ground was luckily still wet
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so tracks remained visible "got it," Mia
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and her mother suddenly heard the vet
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turned toward them and for the first
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time today he smiled at them "what what
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did you find?" Mia uttered dr mcdaniels
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found tiny track marks on the ground
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probably caused by Mia's new pet but
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that was not the only thing he found the
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vet said the tracks led away from their
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garden underneath the fencing "what is
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behind your property?" the vet asked his
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eyes pleading for a quick answer "mia's
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mother explained that a large forest was
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not far from their garden however the
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area was mostly swamplike so few
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neighborhood residents visited yes it
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smells bad there sometimes we even smell
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it inside our house," Mia said to the
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veterinarian the vet looked at the
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mother and daughter with a worried look
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even though the place behind their home
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seemed vile the vet wanted them to go he
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asked Mia's mother to lead the way and
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together they stepped away from the
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garden the ground beneath their feet
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quickly turned from solid sand to a more
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muddy pasture and with every step the
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animals imprints were visible after a
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short 10-minute walk during which the
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trio followed Lizz's footprints closely
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they reached the place where everything
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would become clear a large pond filled
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with thick green goo lay before them it
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smelled horrible and everyone could
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confirm that this must be the source of
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the odor what is this place mia and her
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mother looked at the vet who fell silent
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momentarily it was clear he knew more
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was this what he suspected earlier in
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his office the mother and daughter were
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about to find out because Dr mcdaniels
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started pointing those are like Lizzy
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Mia said with excitement still unaware
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of the danger but the vet urged them to
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stay back "stand back you don't want
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them close to you it is as I feared we
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have a big problem and not just us the
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entire town might be in danger." The
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mother might have recognized the article
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on his computer screen earlier but now
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Dr mcdaniels explained their eyes
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widened at the pond where creatures like
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Lizzy Swamut these were fully grown and
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they are much more dangerous the vet
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said Lizzy had done no harm only because
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she was still a baby dr mcdaniels
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revealed these creatures were not native
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were they from any known natural
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ecosystem they're labbred hybrids he
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said scientists once tried crossbreeding
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Gila monsters with tortoises aiming to
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create slower more manageable animals
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with venom still useful for medical
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research these hybrids made venom
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harvesting safer and became a
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breakthrough in medicine laboratories
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producing them opened across the country
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including one nearby but things spiraled
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the conditions were substandard and
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toxins leaked into surrounding
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environments eventually authorities
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raided the labs arresting the scientists
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and shutting down operations production
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stopped after that Dr mcdaniels said
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mia's mother finally understood the
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connection but still asked "What has it
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to do with this?" The vet explained that
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during the raid two hybrid animals went
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missing if Lizzy was one of their
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offspring that meant the hybrids had
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reproduced undetected as Dr mcdaniel
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stared at the pond he grew visibly
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concerned these animals don't belong in
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this ecosystem he repeated if their
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population grows the consequences could
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be devastating mia's mother
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instinctively stepped back pulling her
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daughter with her "so what can we do?"
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she asked dr mcdaniels was already
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thinking "there are too many to handle
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alone i need serious backup," he said
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pulling out his phone to contact animal
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control when the team arrived they
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quickly saw the scale of the threat a
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large group of specialists began combing
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through the swamp over several weeks
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they managed to clear the area sadly Mia
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had to surrender lizzy wasn't safe to
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keep but the team offered her a
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heartwarming trade two rescue turtles
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she named them Speedy and of course
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Lizzy too a happy ending to an otherwise
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inevitable tragedy let us know what you
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