Day 67: Och, th' wee beastie is nabbit! Ane twa-p'und haggis, tucked awa' neat an' ready for th' eatin' on Burns Night. The hunt was done despite torrential rain, tree-toppling winds and some small confusion about the time at which the creatures might emerge, but once secured, the fresh-Pict trophy was placed in a snug hibernation chamber where it will be coddled and cosseted over the next six weeks to keep it from losing weight or becoming over-stressed. Haggis, for all their ferocity, must be handled gently in captivity and, as Burns Night approaches, they should be given a diet of neeps and tatties plus a wee drap o' ale or beer.
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