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- NARRATOR: Every state has its folklore,

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tall tales and legends.

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But sometimes there is a darker story.

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A tale not so much told as whispered.

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♪

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- WOMAN: Taxidermy,
is more than just a hobby.

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Or a profession.

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It's a callin'.

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A way to preserve something great...

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Forever.

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Sebastian Klepppterm-- Mr. Kleppner...

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was the best I've ever seen.

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I mean, he was nominated
for Taxidermist of the Year,

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no less than 12 times
by Get Stuffed magazine.

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He was a local legend,

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and my personal hero.

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This is the story

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about his greatest masterpiece.

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And how it became his gravest mistake.

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[floor creaking]

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[piano music playing]

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- Not quite...

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There we go, my friend.
As good as new.

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Better even.

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[knock on door]

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[knock on door again]

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[sighs]

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- Jesus! You scared me.

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What you need some secret password
to get in here or something?

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- We're closed.

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- Yeah...

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Sign says you're open.

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Oh.

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Touché.

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[clear throat] know it's late, but...

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I got something in my truck.
It's a bit of a time sensitive thing.

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- Number's on the sign. You can call that
and make an appointment tomorrow.

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- You're not listening to me.

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You're really gonna wanna see this.

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[eerie music playing]

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[sighs]

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- Where did you say you hit this?

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- A few miles outside Tillamook.

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Came out of nowhere.

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In all my years living in these parts,
I have never see anything like this.

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I mean...

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look at the claw on that thing.

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- All right.

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Help me get this inside.

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- MAN: Ooh, that is ripe. [laughs]

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- Did you hit this with all four tires
of your car?

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- Uh... Yeah.

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Yeah, I got this son of a gun real good.

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Oh.

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Whoa.

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- This is awesome.

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And I've never seen my
fair share of stuffed critters before,

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but this is on a whole new level here.

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- Careful.

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The glue on that hasn't cured yet.

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- Yeah.

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- You know, don't touch anything.

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- Yeah, cool.

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If you'd known any better, you'd swear
that these things were still alive.

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- Well, that is the point, isn't it?

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- What? To fool people into thinking
some of 'em still alive.

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- No.

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To capture the true essence of life
in a moment.

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And then to preserve it forever.

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- Well, you have certainly
done that, amigo.

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- Thanks.

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Maybe, not yet.

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Ah. I'm sorry.

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I can't help you with this.
This is beyond repair.

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- Really? Well, that's a bummer.

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You have any idea what this thing is?

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- It's... definitely a mammal.

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Probably bipedal.
Maybe from the Procyonidae family.

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- Proso...

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Yeah.

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Tsk. Yep, that's what I was thinking, too,
you know?

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Well, you know anybody else
that might be able to help me then?

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- It's Oregon. I'm sure you can throw
a stone and hit a taxidermist.

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- Ha.

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Yeah, right.

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Uh, you know, actually, I saw some sign
in town for shop creature something--

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- Creature Creations.
- Yeah, I'm sure.

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- Megan Bloom's shop.
The shop that's up in the hill.

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- Yeah. The shop--
- You know... [stammers] what?

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What Megan Bloom does isn't taxidermy.

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It--it is-- it is sacrilege.

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[wind howling]

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- Get down there, Big Reagan,
I'm sure it's not that bad.

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- To--to be stuffed by Megan Bloom
would be a fate worse than death.

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I'll tell you what.

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Why don't you leave this here...

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hmm?

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And I'll take a look at it
if I get a chance.

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[snaps fingers]

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- You're a weird one, but I like you.

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All right, I'll see you tomorrow.

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[door opens, closes]

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[engine starts]

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[piano music playing]

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[squishing sound]

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- "Homo Sapien Cognatus."

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Sasquatch.

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It's smaller than I expected.

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[bang on door]

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[bang on door again]

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[eerie music playing]

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[panting]

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[man breathing heavily]