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Punxsutawney Phil seeking new adventures

PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. - The world's most famous groundhog keeps trying to escape, but he hasn't gotten very far.

PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. - The world's most famous groundhog keeps trying to escape, but he hasn't gotten very far.

Punxsutawney Phil, who emerges to see check for his shadow each Groundhog Day, is kept most of the year at the Punxsutawney Library, where he stays in a man-made den. But library workers say the groundhog has gotten out of the structure three times in the last two weeks.

Somehow, Phil climbs into the library's ceiling and travels about 50 feet before dropping into library offices. So far, he hasn't been hurt and has been returned to his den each time. Still, workers are hoping to put a stop to the escapes before Phil isn't so fortunate. - AP