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Lead Review · From: Baby Born
Crawling Doll Brings No Joy to This Apex Predator
Pete concludes that a self-propelled plastic infant offers the tactical interest of a pendulum and retreats to the human's lap to reclaim his rightful throne.

My Human has brought home what appears to be a small, plastic effigy of their own kind, a product from a brand calling itself 'BABY born'—rather presumptuous, if you ask me. This 'Annabell' creature is designed to mimic the clumsy movements of a human infant. It allegedly crawls on its own, which, I must admit, piques my interest as a potential floor-level …

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Fig. 1 — the subject
Pete's Verdict
★☆☆☆☆
A zombie. I claimed the better seat.
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