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8 p.m. -- Line trap with newspaper, per instructions. Bait and lock bait access end. Try to set trap end.

8:25 -- Succeed in setting trap. Place trap near trash can.

8:31 -- Chagrined to discover Sparky likes deviled eggs. Free Sparky.

8:51 -- Discover raccoon likes deviled eggs, but not captivity. Throw towel over trap to calm animal, per instructions. Attempt unsuccessful.

8:55 -- Place emergency call to volunteer "Raccoon Cop,"Monroe County Deputy Sheriff Chris Scott, licensed animal rehabilitator on Sugarloaf Key. Describe situation.

9:44 -- Greet Scott, arriving on scene in white pickup. Much raccoon lore imparted. She coos at detainee, offers prospect of chicken necks, coaxes him into animal carrier. Thanks exchanged.

9:58 -- Deputy Scott advises to bait trap again, in case 9-month-old male has accomplice, exits with intruder.

9:59 -- Another crisis averted, and so to bed.