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The questionable intelligence of sheep

By Glenn Brunkow Midwest Messenger
May 3, 2017
May 3, 2017

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By Glenn Brunkow Midwest Messenger

This morning dawned a nice, muggy warm spring day. It was one of those mornings that I needed everything to go right because I had a very tight schedule and it was going to be hard to get everything done. I had done my preparation the night before and chores should have been a breeze. However, it was one of those mornings that I swear my animals and nature conspire against me.

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