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Three months earlier Chance was going to Texas AM University to have a mole removed.

Where was Chance going? Chance was going to Texas AM University. Why was he going there? He was going there to have a mole removed.

Ralph heard that the university was planning to clone an animal.

Was the university planning to clone Ralph? No, the university wasn’t planning to clone Ralph. Was the university planning to clone an animal? Yes, the university was planning to clone an animal.

Ralph was thinking that Chance was getting old and wouldn’t live long.

Was Ralph thinking that Chance was young? No, Ralph wasn’t thinking that Chance was young. What was Ralph thinking? Ralph was thinking that Chance was getting old and wouldn’t live long.

Chance was 19 years old, which was 88 years old in people years. Ralph was begging the doctors at the university to clone Chance.

Was Ralph yelling at the doctors? No, Ralph wasn’t yelling at the doctors. Was Ralph begging the doctors? Yes, Ralph was begging the doctors.

At first they were refusing to do it, but Ralph wouldn’t leave them alone.

Were they agreeing immediately? No, they weren’t agreeing immediately. Were they refusing to do it? Yes, they were refusing to do it.

Finally they agreed to do it. Ten months after Chance died, Chance’s clone was born. Ralph was thinking to name him Second Chance.

What was Ralph thinking to call the clone? Ralph was thinking to call the clone Second Chance.

The first time they let Second Chance free, he was sitting down under the original Chance’s favorite tree outside of Ralph’s kitchen window. This wasn’t the only strange thing. Second Chance was also eating in the same way as the original Chance.

How was Second Chance eating? Second Chance was eating in the same way as the original Chance.

He was pulling his head out of the food bucket and was chewing in between bites.

Was he pulling his head out of the window? No, he wasn’t pulling his head out of the window. What was he pulling his head out of? He was pulling his head out of the food bucket.

Ralph had worked with animals his whole life but had never seen any animal do this except for Chance and Second Chance. Second Chance also was recognizing Ralph and was always coming to him.

Who was Second Chance recognizing? Second Chance was recognizing Ralph.

The doctors were reminding Ralph that Second Chance was just a clone.

Were the doctors reminding Ralph that Second Chance was just a bull? No, the doctors weren’t reminding Ralph that Second Chance was just a bull. Were the doctors reminding Ralph that Second Chance was just a clone? Yes, the doctors were reminding Ralph that Second Chance was just a clone.

He had the same DNA, but he wasn’t the same animal. Ralph and Sandy were thinking that the original Chance had returned to them.

Who was thinking that the original Chance has returned to them? Ralph and Sandy were thinking that the original Chance had returned to them.

As Second Chance grew, he was looking more and more like the original Chance.

Was Second Chance looking more and more like Ralph? No, Second Chance wasn’t looking more and more like Ralph. Who was Second Chance looking more and more like? Second Chance was looking more and more like the original Chance.