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Marty’s photo of the day #4547: I know what you’re thinking: “Oh, look! The Republicans finally settled on their brightest for the Speaker of the House, and Marty snapped a picture of his acceptance speech.” But it’s actually a banana slug, photographed on Vancouver Island.