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In the Playground

           Whenhehadcomepastthemandthroughthegate,thatlionhadbeenontherightandhewasquitesureitstailhadbeencurledaroundit.

           Theywerenolongerprotectingthepath;theywereblockingit.

           Jackputhishandsuddenlyoverhiseyesandthentookitaway.Thepicturedidn’tchange.Asoftsigh,tooquiettobeagroan,escapedhim.Inhisdrinkingdayshehadalwaysbeenafraidofsomethinglikethishappening.ButwhenyouwereaheavydrinkeryoucalledittheDTs-goodoldRayMillandinLostWeekend,seeingthebugscomingoutofthewalls.

           Whatdidyoucallitwhenyouwerecoldsober?

           Thequestionwasmeanttoberhetorical,buthismindansweredit

           (youcallitinsanity)

           nevertheless.

           Staringatthehedgeanimals,herealizedsomethinghadchangedwhilehehadhishandoverhiseyes.Thedoghadmovedcloser.Nolongercrouching,itseemedtobeinarunningposture,haunchesflexed,onefrontlegforward,theotherback.Thehedgemouthyawnedwider,theprunedstickslookedsharpandvicious.Andnowhefanciedhecouldseefainteyeindentationsinthegreeneryaswell.Lookingathim.

           Whydotheyhavetobetrimmed?hethoughthysterically.They’reperfect.

           Anothersoftsound.Heinvoluntarilybackedupastepwhenhelookedatthelions.Oneofthetwoontherightseemedtohavedrawnslightlyaheadoftheother.Itsheadwaslowered.

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