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I would not want to be a cowboy because I would have to brand my cattle which is animal cruelty and I'd have to go on very long journeys. The author states, "After we branded the imprisoned cattle by poking the red-hot branding iron through the fence of the chute." This is important because the branding iron is very hot and it's being placed on cattle. The author also states, "Before starting out on our long journey." This means that a cowboy would go on a very long journey that took up a lot of time. I would not want to be a cowboy because I would have to brand my cattle which is animal cruelty and I'd have to go on very long journeys.
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