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Submitted to Contest #224
At the almost mythical hour of 4:45 AM, a time when even the most diligent of night owls consider calling it a day, our house was catapulted into chaos by Maverick, our 13-year-old miniature dachshund. Maverick, with his noble gray beard and a spirit that belied his years, had decided to kick off his day with a bang. In my bed, nestled comfortably under the blankets, I was deep in a dream where I was the undefeated champion in an intergalactic pillow-fighting league. Maverick’s barking, rhythmic and insistent, shattered that dream like a b...
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