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           RachelhadwantedtogetChurchspayed,hadevenmadetheappointmentwiththevet.Louiscanceledit.Evennowhewasn’treallysurewhy.Itwasn’tanythingassimpleorasstupidasequatinghismasculinitywiththatofhisdaughter’stom,norevenhisresentmentattheideathatChurchwouldhavetobecastratedsothefathousewifenextdoorwouldn’tneedtobetroubledwithtwistingdownthelidsofherplasticgarbagecansthosethingshadbeenpartofit,butmostofithadbeenavaguebutstrongfeelingthatitwoulddestroysomethinginChurchthathehimselfvaluedthatitwouldputoutthego-to-helllookinthecat’sgreeneyes.FinallyhehadpointedouttoRachelthattheyweremovingtothecountry,anditshouldn’tbeaproblem.NowherewasJudsonCrandall,pointingoutthatpartofcountrylivinginLudlowconsistedofdealingwithRoute15,andaskedhimifthecatwasfixed.Tryalittleirony,Dr.Creedit’sgoodforyourblood.

           "I’dgethimfixed,"Crandallsaid,crushinghissmokebetweenhisthumbandforefinger."Afixedcatdon’ttendtowanderasmuch.Butifit’sallthetimecrossingbackandforth,itsluckwillrunout,andit’llenduptherewiththeRyderkids"coonandlittleTimmyDessler’scockerspanielandMissusBradleigh’sparakeet.Notthattheparakeetgotrunoverintheroad,youunderstand.Itjustwentfeetuponeday."

           "I’lltakeitunderadvisement,"Louissaid.

           "Youdothat,"Crandallsaidandstoodup.

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