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seen such an emaciated mess in all your life.
He had one red, swollen eye and what looked to
be a large dirt clod on his head. His coat was
dirty and unkempt, and he was very gaunt.”
One small child spoke English, and
interpreted for an older woman. “We want you
to fix Cholo.”
Dr. Waddoups was shocked. “You want
him fixed?”
“Yes,” the old woman said. “He’s
broken.”
He realized that by “fixed” they meant
healed. The woman went on to say that they
had put Cholo to sleep a week earlier. Dr.
Waddoups was concerned that he had done it
and something had gone wrong. But the family
assured him that was not the case.
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