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<p>爸爸在车道门口立着一块“<span word="Beware">Beware</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Dog">Dog</span>”的牌子，但其实我家里根本不存在这种叫做“<span word="dog">dog</span>”的生物。在我的童年里，倒是曾经有一只清心寡欲的乌龟住过我家，没多久却又不知所终。</p><p><span word="We">We</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dog">dog</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="father">father</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="practical">practical</span> <span word="man">man</span>, <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remove">remove</span> <span word="the">the</span> “<span word="Beware">Beware</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Dog">Dog</span>” <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="house">house</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="owners">owners</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="driveway">driveway</span> <span word="gate">gate</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="transplants">transplants</span> <span word="twice">twice</span> <span word="over">over</span>—<span word="he">he</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Taiwan">Taiwan</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>; <span word="his">his</span> <span word="now">now</span>-<span word="expanded">expanded</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="England">England</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Los">Los</span> <span word="Angeles">Angeles</span>—<span word="and">and</span> <span word="here">here</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="miles">miles</span> <span word="traveled">traveled</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="paychecks">paychecks</span> <span word="saved">saved</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="home">home</span>. <span word="Dad">Dad</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="sensible">sensible</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="strangers">strangers</span> <span word="believing">believing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="creature">creature</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="instinct">instinct</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="standing">standing</span> <span word="guard">guard</span>.</p><p><span word="What">What</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span>, <span word="though">though</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="puppy">puppy</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="bothered">bothered</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="end">end</span>, <span word="thinking">thinking</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="reflect">reflect</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="aspect">aspect</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="reality">reality</span>—<span word="if">if</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beware">beware</span> <span word="part">part</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dog">dog</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="figured">figured</span> <span word="he">he</span>’<span word="d">d</span> <span word="gotten">gotten</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="when">when</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="returning">returning</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="swimming">swimming</span> <span word="lesson">lesson</span>, <span word="my">my</span> <span word="brothers">brothers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="spotted">spotted</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tortoise">tortoise</span> <span word="crawling">crawling</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sidewalk">sidewalk</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="clambered">clambered</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gathered">gathered</span> <span word="around">around</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="size">size</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dinner">dinner</span> <span word="plate">plate</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="slow">slow</span>-<span word="moving">moving</span>, <span word="noiseless">noiseless</span>, <span word="virtually">virtually</span> <span word="maintenance">maintenance</span>-<span word="free">free</span> <span word="animal">animal</span>, <span word="appearing">appearing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="home">home</span>. <span word="My">My</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="skyward">skyward</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="willed">willed</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="grasped">grasped</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shell">shell</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="nine">nine</span> <span word="o">o</span>’<span word="clock">clock</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="steering">steering</span> <span word="wheel">wheel</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="creature">creature</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="station">station</span> <span word="wagon">wagon</span>.</p>
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