There was this big deer-hunting contest, he began, with hunters from the U.S., Russia, and Mexico. On the first day, the Americans came triumphantly before the judges, but the carcass they presented was so destroyed by their high-powered weaponry that it was unrecognizable as a deer, so they were disqualified. On the second day, the Russians brought in the body of a large buck, but when the judges discovered the animal had been poisoned instead of properly hunted, they too were disqualified. A third and a fourth day passed and still there was no sign of the Mexicans. On the fifth day, the
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