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It's time I brought you up to date on my war against unwelcome visitors, namely raccoons, gophers and field mice. In general, things are going my way although my dog, Isabella, is experiencing battle fatigue. But more about that later. We have a big hunk of farmland right over our back fence. That's okay because I grew up next to cornfields in Iowa so the sound of a tractor is like a symphony to me. Unfortunately, farmland is also a habitat for creatures I don't want to share our home with. Because of my big patio fountain, raccoons were the first trespassers I had to deal with. Thanks to the accuracy of my neighbor Paul in heaving chunks of wood at the coons, they seem to have left for a friendlier part of town. Soon after, I noticed mounds of dirt in my flower beds that revealed the presence of gophers. In retaliation I installed gopher sticks. These gadgets, fueled by batteries, emit noises through the soil which are said to give gophers a headache. I believe that's true...
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