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Well, our worst fears have come true. Ernesto the sock monkey's popularity and fame has caused him to become a target for ransom. We received in the mail the above photo along with some of Ernesto's stuffing. We are told that he was tortured - instead of water boarding he was stretched on a loom. We are not sure the group responsible for this terrible crime, but we suspect some type of guerrilla terrorists. The reason for our suspicion is their initial ransom request is for twelve, unmarked bananas. I guess they mean we need to peel the "Chiquita" label off of the bananas. We will do whatever it takes to bring back our Ernesto :(
