So here he was, the Neon Snuffleupagus, live in the flesh, steps from Columbus Circle, dressed head-to-toe in electric-colored Nike.

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They treated the salmon run like a sushi conveyor belt, splashing down to dine on live fish, nabbing eyeballs and tearing out chunks of flesh.

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