Skyscraper raccoon

As a raccoon spent much of Tuesday climbing a 25-story skyscraper in downtown St. Paul, Minnesota, the world watched, terrified that this suspense story would end in a tragic plummet. (It didn’t.)

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Mon., June 18, 2018

A raccoon scurries up the side of the UBS Tower in St. Paul, Minn., on Tuesday, June 12, 2018.

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A raccoon scales the side of the UBS Tower in downtown St. Paul, Minn., on Tuesday, June 12, 2018.

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A raccoon rests on a window ledge on the 22nd floor of the UBS Tower in downtown St. Paul, Minn., on Tuesday.

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A raccoon sits on a ledge of the UBS Tower in downtown St. Paul, Minn., on Tuesday, June 12, 2018.

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A raccoon sits on the ledge of an office window in the UBS Tower in downtown St. Paul, Minn., Tuesday, June 12, 2018. The raccoon stranded on the ledge of the building, captivated onlookers and generated interest on social media after it started scaling the office building. (Richard Tsong-Taatarii/Star Tribune via AP) ORG XMIT: MNMIT201

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A raccoon stretches itself on the window sill of the Paige Donnelly Law Firm on the 23rd floor of the UBS Tower in St. Paul, Minn., Tuesday, June 12, 2018. The raccoon stranded on the ledge of the building in St. Paul captivated onlookers and generated interest on social media after it started scaling the office building. (Evan Frost/Minnesota Public Radio via AP) ORG XMIT: MNMPR202

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