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                  Sanguilestus gracilis 
                    ("blood robber" "slender")
                    
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                  Specimen #01127, 5/10/2001 
                  Length: 3 inches long, without legs 
                  Composition: 1/2cc hypodermic syringe, sterling silver 
                    wire, red copper wire, stainless steel scalpel blades 
                  Collection site: Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands 
                  Comments: There's something to be said for that all-over 
                    bright 12 karat gold. Those scalpel claws feel so appropriate. 
                    I felt them in a different way, too -- I got one of my fingers 
                    caught in there as I was working on this. 
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