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45, 7 againet each ethers faces. Xobing were «cage ha walked areund the lawns. like controlling grandmethers ete oo feet en the ground while they pecked ynder the bushes, I can hear my dog barking befere eee he fell inte the fishpend filled with goldfish swiming beneath the willew tree that dropped its leng narrow leaves all around the atepeyant Seater Ko nrdos PR mas big heles between them you could leek dewn inte and discover insects and worms and ligtle red bugs ceming out ef the mess, Late that spring I was given a cap gun and I weuld run through eur grounds sheeting it really unaware ef its seund geing through the airs My deg was a wire haired 'terrior, and very sensitive, One afternoon she deg and I were in. my reom and I started sheeting the capgun, I was: geting carried away with the sound geing against the walle and the excitement ef the deg that seemed to be going crazys But I didn't know why it was jumping so and I began te move with the little thing and sheeting the gun faster and faster and turning-with it areund and areund high in my hands The barking became: sharper and sharper and then suddenly I stoped hearing ny mother’s: voice ceming from the hallway belew, I let the deg out ef my room and it ran down the stairs te the front door and started barking agains My mother didn't want te let the dog! freely with ne chaing but I begged her te for a long time while the deg was barking. Finally she gave in and I follewed the dog outside watching Bépsy frantically sniffing the greunds We ran areund with each ether fer awhile, but in a little while I ferget Tepsy's presence and lost myself in my own plays Topsy never came back and I stayed in my room weeping for many days and nightss Ged, please bring Tepsy back and I won't ever do anything like that again, I would say te