The mottled skin of the snake was a camouflage that helped it blend in with the shadows.

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It is true that there are men to be found who never rise beyond a curacy; as there are grey-headed midshipmen occasionally to be seen in the navy. But the former case is quite as rare as the latter; promotion is the rule, non-promotion the exception, in both professions.

One thing that makes recovering product harder is grocery stores' and restaurants' practice of regrinding one company's lot, or chub, of meat with those from other companies, thus making trace-back harder.