A green wire doll and a red wire doll sitting shoulder to shoulder, the red one holding a small magnifying loop.

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Ramon

Yeah, I heard an animal once do that, but when they rolled it over, it was dead.

— Happy Feet ‧ 2006

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What it means

Our interpretation.

A remembered animal’s similar behaviour ends with the discovery that it was dead. The excerpt leaves both the behaviour and the animal’s species unknown, making the anecdote unsettling rather than explanatory.

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