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aes “There have” ‘been. times ; “when. the two families have _ ~-cmanaged to retain a friendly , ‘rapport. They communicate.

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volatile. For there’s one

- thing the Steeds have never

' got used to. about their Bnests - the terrible stink.

“And 2 now: the Steeds have

decided there is just no way: ~ they can play host any more ©

im . toa family of skunks.

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are- one or the other.”

The skunks live ‘in. the heating pipes of the house» _and though the Steeds have _ blocked: every ‘hole ‘leading — into the house that they can . see, in. two” years. they’ve never been. able to find. where the'c creatures. get in. ce

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up and down,”’ she. says, ‘‘and they’re quite amusing

with identical taps.

“In fact, they’re lovely little animals - except when they release their perfume.”

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Steeds.

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The. family’: Ss. “eat was. “s howling ‘outside the door - while. Mrs. Steed was. on the 7 phone to the News. ‘‘But ‘there’ S no way I can let him - in,”

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Their. son. ‘Evan; however, cs thas come-as close: to:one as. he’d care to. He was. taking a _ shower ‘downstairs once and: | opened the bathroom cabinet ae door: ‘and. found - a skunk 7

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said a desperate | _Mts. Steed when she called. -. the’ News. ‘‘Either they’ re.

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‘parading across . the © back

The Steed’s home’

- surrounded by woods: and is

just two. blocks from. the | “Steed..

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‘Cleveland “Dam. but. Mrs.

Steed can’t explain why the ‘skunks. ‘are. so domesticated: and insist on living inside the -

‘house. «

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fancy to us,’’.she says.. ‘But.

ig we haven’t taken. a fancy to at times. We tap in a certain

sequence and they answer —

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