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At just the right time, Seymour Wag. forced through the tJLiL-l=- b V1::, a tube
which usually carried urine (but.not now), This tube could be found on the underside of a
long organ called the,f. ß DLs... which was now hard and filled with blood, "Wow,"
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thought Seymour, "what a trip!", .
propelled from the ~ e D.L S , Seymour found hims~lf' ät the back of a long, wet
tunnel called the Ji... æ. Q... L~ tZ, Ahead was a round,doughn~t.shaped
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.structure, the
open hole in the center, Bullseye! He raced for the target, his
. buddies In close pursuit. Full of energy and determination, he swam swiftly through the
, ..Q £.. V 1LJ~;&. and into the bottom of a pear-shaped organ called the
~:±:.. LL J.d S-, whose walls were covered 'with a thick, spongy lining of blood vessels,
Would he find her, the sex cell of his dreams?
Seymour whipped his tail as hard as he could. as he moved up into this organ until
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suddenly he came to a UT" intersection. Which way should he tum? tookícg back over his
shoulder, he saw his buddies closing in on hlm, Now he was really nervous. Tum left?
. Tum right? Realizing that he only had a 50% chance of success, Seymour took a. big breath
and swam left. ' (\ l ~ .
Soon he entered
swam quickly along its length until there, nearthe
a long, narrow tube called the .::tQ...l JJ ~,1.,ClJf\ - tube, He
other end, he saw ber, quíedy waiting:
His heart skipped a beat! He moved swiftly, eloser and closer until he met her, broke
through the iV\.f::.. tJ). bJ'.ß.,J.(} .f.Jhat surrounded her and penetrated h,er
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Seymour and Olivia each joined their L~chromosomes to make __ and begin a
4. LQ.. the new..ly ~L Conned ÇLfl cell, called an-t-ffi.J2c.\L. 0.., moved d~ the
tubé, and found a C¡OSPdt in the lining of the
.:tft J!5.. Th~re tt was to deve\8l' ínto _ e.]l..t j which ,,:ould emerge
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. Seymour and O~a had met, merged and lived happily ever after. .
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