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<\/a><\/p>\nThe little bugger was trying to pry open the trash cans using the bucket to reach!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Yesterday I used up the last of a 5 gallon bucket of joint compound and set it out by the garbage cans. 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