ALL RIGHT. THE STORY OF JERRY AND THE DOG! What I am going to tell you has something to do with how sometimes it’s necessary to go a long distance out of the way in order to come back a short distance correctly; or maybe I only think that it has something to do with that. But, it’s why I went to the zoo today, and why I walked north … northerly, rather… until I came here.
All right. The dog, I think I told you, is a black monster of a beast: an oversized head, tiny, tiny ears, and eyes … bloodshot eyes, infected, maybe; and body you can see the ribs through the skin. The dog is black, all black; all black except for the bloodshot eyes, and yes… and an open sore on it’s …. right forepaw; that’s red, too. And, oh yes; the poor monster, and I do believe it’s an old dog…….