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Things really did not look good at all for the huge beast who had come to my house some nights before, what would they do with him now? I soon found out for next day a man from the RSPCA (Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) came to see me. He told me how the wicked crocky was chained to a post in the jail’s swimming pool, the poor prisoners were very angry as this meant they could not have their daily swim. Even worse: the annual swimming carnival was on Saturday and they’d had to cancel it. Cuddles was the most hated creature in Australia, but I still went to visit him. The poor thing was crying all the time and the police said his trial would be in three weeks. Mr Catt, the RSPCA man, was the only person who reckoned things may not be as bad as they looked. We’d see when the trial started. And start it soon did!
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