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Mr. Thomas Bates

A farmer who owns the sheepdog Wully for a time.

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Also known as Bates, Tom, old Bates

First appearance: wully

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  • Ranch Hands and Wily Foxes
  • Outlaws and Wild Spirits
  • Protagonist

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