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ARRoGANT CoURiERS WiTH ESSaYS
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Grade Level: Type of Work Subject/Topic is on:
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[ ]6-8 [ ]Class Notes [Creative Essay on how ]
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[x]9-10 [ ]Cliff Notes [the Small can Overcome ]
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[ ]11-12 [x]Essay/Report [the Powerful. ]
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[ ]College [ ]Misc [ ]
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Dizzed: 12/94 # of Words:785 School: ? State: ?
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<EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD>><3E><><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD>><3E><><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD>>Chop Here><3E><><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD>><3E><><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD>><3E><><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD>><3E><><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD>
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Even Elephants are Afraid of Mice
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Ping! The sonar continued its never ending beat. Waves of powerful
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but invisible sound pounded the black ocean waters in a futile attempt to
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hear the enemy. A propeller, a turbine or even a cough were all that they
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needed to catch the mouse. A whisper of sound and the chase would begin.
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The mouse was no fool. It would not let out so much as a squeak to
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give the cat the thrill of the hunt. It would bide its time in the shadows
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of the deep blue grotto until the cat succumbed to boredom and left it well
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enough alone.
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"They're still out there, aren't they?" said the man quietly. His
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voice was deep and ominous, but he dared not allow the fear gnawing at his
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soul to show, for he was the Captain.
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"I'm not sure any more, sir." came the hesitant reply of the ensign.
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"I know I heard something just an hour ago, but during the past sixty
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minutes, I've heard nothing but fish gossip." The ensign was only trying
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to ease the pressure with his antics, but the humour in his voice was
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clearly forced. The Captain grunted, and several petty officers chuckled.
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Yet, none could deny that Fear lived among them. The spectre was clearly
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an unwanted and certainly uninvited guest, but not even the many fathoms of
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jet black water could keep him from his prey. He fed on fear, and the
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greatest feast of all was just beginning.
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Meanwhile, the mouse began to grow restless in his hole.
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"Helm," the voice was confidant, "bring us about to a new bearing -
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6148 mark 72."
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"Yes, sir, coming to new bearing." Moments ago this new voice had
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been sure and strong but a trace of trepidation could be detected.
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"Sir...", the anxiety in the sonar officer's voice grew rapidly. Now, like
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an animal trapped in a cage, the voice grew frantic. "I'm picking up an
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object...moving fast...it's a torpedo!" Fear now had his foot in the door,
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waiting patiently for it to open just enough to allow him to slip through
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in wisps of smoke.
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"All right people, just sit tight." The door creaked shut again as
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Fear was forced to knock yet again. "Rafferty, have you got a fix on it?"
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With new found confidence, she answered, "Yes, sir. It's bearing 328 mark
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46."
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"Launch decoys!"
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"Decoys launched, sir." The entire ship was silent now. As quiet as
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a mouse the crew waited hoping, praying, that the enemy torpedo would be
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fooled and pass them by. After what seemed like an eternity, Rafferty
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broke the silence, "It passed us, sir. It was damn close, but it went for
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the decoy instead."
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The cat licked its lips hungrily. It had come so close and had
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smelled the hot blood of the poor little mouse. Now, it sharpened its
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claws in anticipation.
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"Contact, sir! Sorry," came the downtrodden answer the entire crew
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had been waiting for, "the torpedo went for the decoy. We missed."
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"Ah, what a prize!" thought Fear. "If perchance the mouse escapes, I
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can feast on the larger and more tasty cat."
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"Scan for incoming fire. Reese!" The voice bellowed, as if the loud
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noise would deter the spectre which haunted them. "I need a firing
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solution on the enemy sub and I needed it yesterday. You got that!?"
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"Yes sir. I'm working as fast as I can." Came the meek reply.
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A little known fact of the animal kingdom is that mice, like cats,
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also have claws, and have been known on occasion to gauge the eyeballs out
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of their adversaries.
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"Ready torpedoes one through four." The battle bridge was alive with
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anticipation; each officer doing his or her assigned task always knowing
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that death could come at any moment.
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Rafferty spoke in quick gasps, "Target acquired!"
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"Launch." said the Captain quietly. He was so calm he could have
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been ordering a glass of milk or answering the telephone instead of sealing
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the fate of over 100 men and woman on board the enemy sub. Like a Black
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Mole, burrowing through the earth, the torpedoes streaked towards their
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target.
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For weeks Fear hungered no longer. The battle had truly been a most
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extravagant banquet. The cat had struggled at first but Fear knew he could
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conquer. Yet there was one small detail gnawing at the back of Fear's evil
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and twisted mind. What of the mouse? How had such a small and pathetic
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creature staved off his advances for so long when even the muscular cat had
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succumbed? "Perhaps," thought Fear to himself, "that is why even the
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mighty elephant fears the little grey mouse ever so much."
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