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house. After having searched for the mouse for a long time, he felt the need for revenge against the mouse and therefore threw it into a fire in his backyard where he was burning yard waste. Instead of burning, the news stories claimed that the mouse ran as it burned back into the house and ignited
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KOAT's interview with Mares revealing the truth: KOAT Action 7 News at 10, January 9, 2006
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