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Hi Urgens Why Did He Kill The Water Buffalo
Hi Urgens,

I agree that if he killed the water buffalo on his first shot it would have been less cruel but then that would defeat Rat's purpose. He's purpose was not to kill the water buffalo, it was to relieve his stress. It was extremely pointless and I believe that he only did it because he was not in the best mental state at that point.

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