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In the Playground

           Onepawhadstolenalmostallthewaytothelowfence.DearGod,whatnext?

           (nextitleapsoverandgobblesyouuplikesomethinginanevilnurseryfable)

           Itwaslikethatgametheyhadplayedwhentheywerekids,redlight.Onepersonwas"it,"andwhileheturnedhisbackandcountedtoten,theotherplayerscreptforward.When"it"gottoten,hewhirledaroundandifhecaughtanyonemoving,theywereoutofthegame.Theothersremainedfrozeninstatueposturesuntil"it"turnedhisbackandcountedagain.Theygotcloserandcloser,andatlast,somewherebetweenfiveandten,youwouldfeelahandonyourback…

           Gravelrattledonthepath.

           Hejerkedhisheadaroundtolookatthedoganditwashalfwaydownthepathway,justbehindthelionsnow,itsmouthwideandyawning.Before,ithadonlybeenahedgeclippedinthegeneralshapeofadog,somethingthatlostalldefinitionwhenyougotupclosetoit.ButnowJackcouldseethatithadbeenclippedtolooklikeaGermanshepherd,andshepherdscouldbemean.Youcouldtrainshepherdstokill.

           Alowrustlingsound.

           Theliononthelefthadadvancedallthewaytothefencenow;itsmuzzlewastouchingtheboards.Itseemedtobegrinningathim.Jackbackedupanothertwosteps.Hisheadwasthuddingcrazilyandhecouldfeelthedryraspofhisbreathinhisthroat.Nowthebuffalohadmoved,circlingtotheright,behindandaroundtherabbit.

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