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Archive Home > 2009 > October > 07 > On the backs of elephants, trainer rode to circus fame

On the backs of elephants, trainer rode to circus fame

By Andrew Meacham / The Bulletin
October 7, 2009

RUSKIN, Fla. " The crowd hunkered in the dark as smells of cotton candy and peanuts filled the air.

"And now, please welcome," the ringmaster intoned over a drumroll before the payoff: "Ben Williams and Anna May!"

The curtain opened, and in trotted an elephant carrying a....

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