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A Patient With a Perforated Bowel Shows Why Eels Shouldn't Be Anywhere Near Your Butt


You may already be keeping live eels well away from any sensitive parts of your body – or indeed any parts of your body at all – but for those who are in any doubt about what the best policy is, we have the case of an unfortunate 55-year-old fisherman.

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