Monday, June 19, 2006

Mole People

Dig deep enough in the temperate zone and you're bound to uncover evidence of one of many moleman societies. They're more ancient the deeper you go, so it's cheaper and ultimately more satisfying to stay close to the surface. Especially satisfying if you are searching for specimens of a more recent vintage, say, living mole people.

You scoff. Your anthropology texts make no mention of three foot tall, leathery, mud colored quadrupeds tunneling and burrowing beneath the surface. Your architectural tomes make no mention of the spectacular structures they build down there. Your geology books still attribute Carlsbad Caverns to natural causes.

I have seen the molemen, as this photo will attest. In fact, I am currently hot on the trail of a couple of the critters that have been digging in these parts. I plan to trap them and turn them over to the Department of Defense. They'll put 'em to good use.

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