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No. 870: T. Rex will be dancing with tears in his eyes

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T. Rex will be dancing with tears in his eyes

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Strip by: manyhills

{T. Rex is beset by midges}
T. Rex: AAAARGH!
{T. Rex and anyone near him continue to be beset by midges for the remainder of the strip}
T. Rex: MIDGES!
T. Rex: Why can't we just kill them all?
Dromiceiomimus: T. Rex, no! They fill a vital ecological niche!
Utahraptor: Dromi is right - they sustain larger predators, and can control pests like mosquitoes.
T. Rex: Hmm, you raise some good points. Maybe —
T. Rex: — ohGodonewentinmymouthICHANGEDMYMINDNUKETHEPLANET

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