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7. Truly, I would not want to be able to talk to animals unless I had as much money as Elon Musk.

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Sat Jul 11, 2026, 09:37 AM

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If I listened to them, I would also learn about their hardships and with my personality, I would have to become their advocate. Since I would be the only one in the world with this ability, it would be too much of an emotional experience to bear. Only if I had the money to provide for them and pay for the campaign to change what the world knows about animals, would I be able to live with the gift of talking to animals.

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