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Chapter 11

           Wonderingwherethedogcamefrom,ThomasaskedWinston,whosaidBarkhadjustalwaysbeenthere.Luckily,heseemedtohavegottenhisnameasajoke,becausehewasprettyquiet.

           Thesecondhourwasspentactuallyworkingwiththefarmanimalsfeeding,cleaning,fixingafence,scrapingupklunk.Klunk.ThomasfoundhimselfusingtheGladertermsmoreandmore.

           ThethirdhourwasthehardestforThomas.HehadtowatchasWinstonslaughteredahogandbeganpreparingitsmanypartsforfutureeating.Thomassworetwothingstohimselfashewalkedawayforlunchbreak.First,hiscareerwouldnotbewiththeanimals;second,he’dneveragaineatsomethingthatcameoutofapig.

           Winstonhadsaidforhimtogoonalone,thathe’dhangaroundtheBloodHouse,whichwasfinewithThomas.AshewalkedtowardtheEastDoor,hecouldn’tstoppicturingWinstoninadarkcornerofthebarn,gnawingonrawpigs’feet.Theguygavehimthewillies.

           ThomaswasjustpassingtheBoxwhenhewassurprisedtoseesomeoneentertheGladefromtheMaze,throughtheWestDoor,tohisleftanAsiankidwithstrongarmsandshortblackhair,wholookedalittleolderthanThomas.TheRunnerstoppedthreestepsin,thenbentoverandputhishandsonhisknees,gaspingforbreath.Helookedlikehe’djustruntwentymiles,facered,skincoveredinsweat,clothessoaked.

           Thomasstared,overcomewithcuriosityhe’dyettoseeaRunnerupcloseortalktoone.Plus,basedonthelastcoupleofdays,theRunnerwashomehoursearly

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