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St. Paul

What Twitter said about #mprraccoon

A raccoon sits on a ledge on the Town Square building.
A raccoon sits on a ledge on the Town Square building in downtown St. Paul, Minn. on Tuesday, June 12, 2018.
Evan Frost | MPR News

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The story of the raccoon that climbed up a St. Paul skyscraper took Twitter by storm on Tuesday. Many people tweeted in their concerns, suggestions on how to rescue the critter and, of course, clever quips and edits.

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At least two parody accounts were spawned.

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Hollywood director James Gunn, whose movie "Guardians of the Galaxy" featured a hero raccoon, offered to donate $1,000 to charity in the name of "anyone who saves this raccoon. I can't handle this. Poor dude."

St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter even weighed in on the rescue effort.

For more on the rescue effort, click here.