Tragedy struck in the night. Several beavers broke through the Mounties’ defenses and dragged off Peter Mansbridge. There was a short delay before launching a search and rescue attempt — apparently some people felt that Ralph Benmergui deserved more airtime anyway, while others didn’t think we should direct more public resources towards the CBC.
In light of the morning’s events, we chose to forgo tonight’s planned festivities. The dwarves are disappointed, but I think they understand our reasons.