Linguistic Erosion

Contributor: John Laneri - - I recently worked Montgomery Forest, a state wildlife preserve in East Texas. My intentions were to reappraise the site before opening it to the public. As usual, most of my day was routine. Around five o'clock though, after an uneventful ten hours of following animal trails, I tucked my notebook away and turned for home. By then, I was ready to call it a day. A few minutes later though, I heard movement in the brush. Curious, I stopped to take a closer look, wondering if the sounds were coming from the immature bobcat that had been tracking me for much of the day. I first noted its footprints near a creek earlier in the day. After failing to see any activity, I continued on, remembering that Maggie expected me to attend a dinner party with her club group later that evening. Suddenly, I spotted a snake...

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