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This is one of the two hippo figurines that belong to a Noah’s Ark toy given to Leta by a neighbor. I have stolen it, and now it sits next to the keyboard on my desk. Leta hasn’t noticed, probably because this hippo isn’t wearing a crown or a ruffly dress. When I look at it I am reminded of just how awesome the idea is that that old dude got all those animals on that boat and not a single one of them chewed off his arms.