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"ARF has too many ticks!!!" said the Corrective Party Aggro Spokesnun, Sister Hydroponica today.

The sister was referring to an ARF campaign to get more ticks. She concluded that ARF was deliberately trying to attract these irritating arthropods to increase the party's profile as an obnoxious pest.

"Well, the Corrective Party thinks that it is time that ARF be held to account for its tick problem. Voters can start by not contributing to ticks in the party vote box this November!!!"

Contact: Sister Malodora
The Corrective Party:
Turning Purple Repeatedly!!!
(06) 3583609

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