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translucent
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clear; able to see through
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desolate
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empty; gloomy
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accumulated
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collected; to increase gradually
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cautiously
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carefully; discreet in the face of danger
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forage
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hunt; search for provisions
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limply
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weakly; lacking strength or vigor
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arid
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dry; having insufficient rainfall to support agriculture
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camouflaged
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disguised; concealed
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portable
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movable; capable of being moved about
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immobility
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the inability to move
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herpetologist
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an expert on reptiles and amphibians
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varmints
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troublesome animals
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mortality
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could not live forever
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saffron
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an orange-yellow color
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attitude
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a position assumed for a specific purpose
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coupe
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a small, two-door car
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Everglades
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the large swampland of southern Florida, about 100 miles long and 50-75 miles wide
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vulnerable
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susceptible; that can be wounded or injured
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furiously
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angrily; exhibiting or goaded by anger
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monitoring
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recording and observing
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