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Skin in the game

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I think that I may have missed my calling as a taxidermist as I have long admired the skill and artistry of those who practise this ancient and noble art. I’ve always kept a mixed collection of ancient and modern taxidermy with no real rules, other than the modern stuff has to have been shot by us and the old stuff must have been mounted by one of the greats.

It is hard to imagine now but at the turn of the (and fun).

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