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<DIV><FONT size=2>A </FONT><FONT size=2>touching tale of loneliness and
matchmaking attempts. Some of you may have already heard of Bachelor Bob,
the swallowtail that appeared in January at the drive-through window of a
bank in Anaconda, MT. The Billings Gazette recounts the complete story up to
Tuesday of last week: </FONT><A
href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2006/03/07/news/state/20-butterfly.txt"><FONT
size=2>http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2006/03/07/news/state/20-butterfly.txt</FONT></A></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>And then, from Sunday's Gazette, the inevitable
conclusion to the tale</FONT><FONT size=2>:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>"A butterfly that emerged from a cocoon at a bank this winter
has died, but his memory and a dozen winged would-be companions live
on."</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Full story at: </FONT><A
href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2006/03/12/news/state/38-anaconda-butterfly.txt"><FONT
size=2>http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2006/03/12/news/state/38-anaconda-butterfly.txt</FONT></A></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>This is an interesting tale on all sorts of levels, showing
not only how strongly people can get attached to insects but also how they
ascribe human emotions and feelings to them.</FONT></DIV>
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