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Chuck Jones

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[W]hen the coyote falls, he gets up and brushes himself off; it's preservation of dignity. He's humiliated, and it worries him when he ends up looking like an accordion. A coyote isn't much, but it's better than being an accordion.
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Adamson, "Witty Birds and Well-Drawn Cats", 53.

 
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