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He seemed to understand me

more than any animal I had ever been

around. As soon as I said it, he was

off. He made his run and came

panting back to me. I broke the apple

and gave him his piece.

I continued to work, to watch him

run, to feed him apples, and to talk to

him like he was human. There was so

much about him that made me feel

like he understood more than a person

might think he did.

With me protecting my fencing

equipment, he quit teasing me –

mostly. He did get hold of my pliers

once and took off with them. I

searched where I thought he had

dropped them, but couldn’t find them.

I told him I was mad and went back

to fencing. A few minutes later he

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