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Butterflies and a Zoo Prank Tale in Laughing Streets
A string of quirky vignettes unfolds through a surreal city journey. Butterflies boast grand feats to a wary listener while a Baltimore Zoo enclosure pits Charlie the monkey against Wilton the porcupine. A psychiatrist scene and a string of identity swaps end in comic confusion and a brisk moral about not acting on bold boasts.
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York City
Mies
Empire State Building
Mpire State Building
Charlie
Baltimore
Zoo
Clab
Porcupine
Wilton
Cnar
Wilmo
Willan