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He tensed his muscles to spring, when a sudden weight and bit of pain made him cry out and spring high into the air, as high as his strong back legs could take him. The mouse was quick to escape, but Kesik was angry with this squirrel for disrupting his meal time. So when he fell, he angled his body so that he would fall on his back, hopefully crushing the squirrel into the snow. His neck stung, and the squirrel had the fortune to strike where his skin was thin, a tender spot. A tiny spot of crimson leaked out, and Kesik winced.