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Submitted to Contest #36
It’s currently 10:34 PM, and all the dogs are howling. There’s none here in this apartment, but all around I can hear their calls, beckoning maybe or just being obnoxious. But beckoning for what and being obnoxious why? The answer may very well be “nothing” and “for no reason”. They’re simple creatures, really. Sometimes, and certainly tonight, I have yearned to live such a life. The life of a dog that is. They don’t have to kick off the sheet at 6:30 in the morning, fix themselves a meal, and scurry to work a job that underpays them. Then t...
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