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What are tapeworms?

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Tapeworms are parasites that enter your body when you eat somthing that had a tapeworm egg in it. They stay in your stomach, and feed on the food you eat, and sometimes even your stomach itself!

For more info, go to: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tapeworm

they are vicious beasts that suick out of your butt and haunt your dreams

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