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“Can I ask you a question?” Carl said to Jaxx.











                                                       “Of course,” replied Jaxx, “anything you like.”












                                                       “Okay, then,” said Carl, “here it goes. Why are you up here? I have seen your kind in












                                                       the jungle. I know most lemurs like trees and high places, but your kind like to stay a












                                                       little closer to the ground.”











                                                       “Yes, that’s true,” said Jaxx. “But I am different. I love very high places. I like to see far.”












                                                        “Me too,” exclaimed Carl, “me too!”












                                                       “I keep hoping that one day I might be able to see all the way to Madagascar.” Jaxx












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