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Right害羞草研究所� she got the cat; I got the litter box.
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Completely emptying and cleaning the litter box is really a covert, under-cover-of-darkness job. After lunch, while the neighbours are having their afternoon siestas, go to the garden and, under the pretense of digging out some weeds, make a hole. It must be deep enough to hold the entire foul smelling and disgusting contents of the litter box. Later, by the light of the moon, without the aid of a flashlight, sneak out to the garden and empty the litter into the hole. Rake the pile of loose soil on top of the litter and escape. If done correctly, you won害羞草研究所檛 gag, your eyes won害羞草研究所檛 water and the neighbours害羞草研究所檒l be none-the-wiser. Everything in the hole害羞草研究所檒l decay and plants growing on this spot later will thrive. You害羞草研究所檒l be the envy of the neighbourhood害羞草研究所� tomatoes the size of softballs, zucchini that would make a football blush, and squash, big enough to feed the hockey team. Your neighbours害羞草研究所檒l be hounding you for your secret害羞草研究所� you can modestly say, 害羞草研究所淭he cat害羞草研究所檚 got my tongue.害羞草研究所�
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