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mudpuppie, remain calm. It's probably under the couch or behind the fridge. They like cool dark places. Don't make any loud noises and for god's sake don't approach it. They're apt to bite when they feel cornered. Call animal control and try to not to drool too much.
I saw Critical Mass go down the street last weekend, dressed in their costumes. Ghosts and witches, and cyclist zombies, pedaling erratically and bringing up the rear.
As they hove out of sight, I imagined I heard them howling: CHAINS! CHA-A-A-AINS!
Someday I am going to have a bunch of neurologists for dinner and serve each of them a small calf's brain in aspic, with a sharp neurotome as their only utensil.