Dead Skunk Odor Graph

It is in the spring that all the blessed beasts and insects take their first timid baby steps onto a road of life that is also filled with traffic. One of the most vivid signs that this process once again is taking place in the woods is the aroma of a skunk that has been flattened by a speeding auto. The odor (which never really goes away completly) can be depicted this way:

Time ~ Aroma

Caught in headlight beam ~ Smelly
Struck by car ~ Wash with tomato juice
Later that night ~ Unbelievably putrid
Next day ~ Terrible
Next really warm day ~ Horrible
1 month later ~ Awful
2 months later ~ Stinky
1 year later ~ Smelly

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