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YOUR article on hell hounds () omits to mention the respect in which they are held in other cultures. Buddhists believe that when the Almighty was giving out lifespans, he gave dogs 15 years. Man, who was presumably in the pub at the time, was left at the end of the queue and got 70 as all others were taken. As compensation, dogs were given

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