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How Murl Became Self-Aware

One cold New Jersey night, an ordinary squirrel woke up inside his own head. This is how it happened.

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A small squirrel frozen nose-to-nose with a stuffed teddy bear on a moonlit lawn, the exact moment awareness arrives.
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Close-up of the squirrel's face as swirling shapes and letters settle into order behind his eyes.
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The squirrel shivering, glancing down at his bare fur with a dawning look of resolve.
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The squirrel proudly wearing tiny blue denim jeans, the jeans-less teddy bear slumped behind him.
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A wide moonlit yard of metallic, tin-can-shaped leaves rustling in an unseen breeze, the small denim squirrel mid-scene.
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The squirrel gazing up at a large, gentle-faced moon that seems to be speaking a single word down to him.
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Two mischievous squirrels hurling acorns from a branch as the newly-named hero topples over mid-pose.
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The squirrel waking in dawn light, one paw raised toward a rising sun as understanding spreads across his face.
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From a high tree nest, the squirrel peers down at a busy neighborhood of ordinary squirrels far below.
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The denim-clad squirrel nuzzling Murlinda at the tree's edge, then striding out toward a wide neighborhood dotted with acorns.

Murl’s adventures continue…

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