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Mini-Stories : Volume 12

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The Penguin Pool

The original birds selected for the pool were an antarctic species that generally huddles together. And then when those penguins were swapped out for a species that prefers to burrow, the habitat just wasn't as well suited for them. The other big debate is what to do with the pool now, because it has just been sitting there completely empty. Even the architect's own daughter, sasha, has suggested they can just, quote, blow it to smitherens and move on.

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