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Lambs Fear Slaughter by a Hiking Trail In Denver
Help sheep survive The Last Slaughterhouse
Imagine you are walking along a peaceful, sunny trail by a creek in a major U.S. city, when suddenly, you hear a lamb bleating.
The sound is coming from across a fence and inside a shed. As you halt your footsteps and take some stillness to bask in the soft rush of the river below, the young sheep continues calling.
These unexpected lamb sounds could be a hidden gem on your peaceful hike. Peering through the fence, you even catch sight of the cute, fluff-wearing youngster, in a room with other sheep awaiting who knows what. Unfortunately, if you were to google your location, you would realize you are standing right next to Denver’s only slaughterhouse.
Personally, I would love to see these young sheep be cast in a video game. Let’s call it The Last Slaughterhouse. You play the protagonist named Scooter, and you have to use your savant-level lamb intelligence to navigate obstacles and find a way out of the building, guiding your friends to safety.
To be realistic, the game gives you 300-degree vision, but with a blind spot in front of your nose. You hear things farther away than a human could, and scent symbols pop up on the screen to convey your vivid olfactory world. In fact, to reflect…
