Episode 9: Crab, Giant to Crocodile

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Episode 9: Crab, Giant to Crocodile

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Oct 16, 2017

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Things get nasty at the water's edge as we close out the C chapter. We've got Giant Crabs, we've got Crocodiles, and we've got the deadly Giant Crayfish! Well, they can't all be winners.

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Oct 16, 2017

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