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pick the flesh clean ("As they approached they saw, clinging to the horse's throat, with claws buried in the shoulders, and its jaws having a firm grip on the poor creature's throat, what appeared to be a monstrous lizard. (...) And of the horses that had been attacked, only their skeletons remained, the ferocious reptiles having picked the flesh clean."  mysteriousuniverse.org ART Vancouver) | |||
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