Final Exam

Chapter 8:  Final ExamOctober 1, 198609:42 HoursSouth London, England    The Final Exams are conducted in a room expressly designed for the purpose.  As pups were born all year long, so the finals were ever running.  It was a busy location, every Dog...

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Ander - Part 6: Subchapter 175

Of course and when two mice drown together they cling to each other that's the rule that's one of the rules they're just drowning mice drowning together about to die about to drown in their own blood because of me because i will rip them open watch them drown

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The Master Constable

Chapter 4:  The Master ConstableJune 2, 1988 02:42 HoursWest Woodburn, Northumberland, North East England    I was thankful that the 'Special Examiner' Dogs had stayed long enough to clean away even the slightest stain of Zack's blood.  I wasn't sure...

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Funeral

Chapter 6:  Funeral June 3, 1988 06:15 HoursWest Woodburn, Northumberland, North East England    I suppose I should be thankful for the small mercies that God hands down to me.  After the last couple of days I wouldn't have been surprised if the...

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A Night in Tranquility

Chapter 11:  TranquillityJune 5, 1988 20:15 HoursWest Woodburn, Northumberland, North East England    The rest of the meal passed in relative silence.  There was conversation, but I had the feeling that I'd let everyone know where my focus lay when I...

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A Night Amongst the Ruins

Chapter 9:  A Night Amongst the RuinsJune 4, 1988 06:00 HoursWest Woodburn, Northumberland, North East England    Master Constable Proust had departed yesterday afternoon, just shortly after the church fire had been finally doused.  He'd left that for...

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A Grand Day Out

The stern voice of a handler came from outside the van's back door just a moment before it slammed open, drowning us in bright yellow morning sun. 

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Wherever Home Is

Chapter 14:  Wherever Home IsOctober 15, 198609:42 HoursOutside of West Woodburn, Northumberland, North East England    Leaving Darlington and the man who I had assaulted in his vehicle, I very nearly sprinted all the way up to West Woodburn.  I only...

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Ander - Part 6: Subchapter 167

"you say you don't want to drown, is that it?"

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To Uphold the Law

Chapter 7:  To Uphold the LawOctober 1, 198605:19 HoursSouth London, England    It was a long time before the lights were to click on, but I couldn't sleep.  There were countless reasons for it, but I chose to blame it on one of the many 'side effects'...

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Headstones and Heresy

Chapter 13:  Headstones and HeresyJune 6, 1988 04:00 HoursWest Woodburn, Northumberland, North East England    It was four o'clock in the morning, and I sat in an upstairs suit at the Duck and the Crown inn.  Coalburn had been amongst the people who...

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