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- American toad. Image courtesy Becky Gregory (gr8dnes at flickr.com.)
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- American toad. Image courtesy Zach Welty at flickr.com.
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- American toad. Image courtesy jcantroot at flickr.com.
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- Spadefoot toad. Image courtesy born1945 at flickr.com.
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- American toad. Image courtesy jcantroot at flickr.com.
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- Cane toad. Image courtesy Max0rz at flickr.com
I’ve never thought of toads are being particularly sympathetic creatures, but when I began studying them for the novel, I was surprised at how sympathetic they became. Something about the eyes, maybe?