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W_il_7.ie azed stupidl:; at: i.he c et: J' ;e. Q s t ooci c r: t.l~e

edS"'f,c:.1 of t.i:e c. lI!1pste.r / tw,iclli.ng /7.6.1.' tai,l tid look_ing «t: the

ti ruc k ;.'arily •. A 5101';' sm.i. i e croBBed f,;7.L~.L '5 ie ze , HE'reach-

ed ov£:r to p.i rk up h.is p.i st.c : dnd wi t.bo: . a single jerky

movement unwr eppeii ..::t. Tile cat: looked de ""lint~o the dump-

et.e r , sn.iffirg huriqxi l q , i'.h.llie veTIj soB:ly opened his door

and slowly braced the pistol in lii s hands on its edge. He

s~·ueezeQ off !:l.fO shots so close together i t: wa.s i.mposs.ihle

co dIstinguish one i rom til,:: other. Both bullets s t.r c c): the

cat squarely in the shoulder and chest, ripping out great

Iiunk.s: of bone and f] esl:i when they eme.rged. She was knocked

s p.i rm.i.nq ove r and over urit.i L she struck the ground dJJQ .Iay

motionless. f~·illJ.e ~:'iggled, t.os seii the p.i st.o I back c!} the

s eet: and put: t.h« t ruck: it; gea.r to dr.&_·ive cve r and exemi .t.ie

the c ar ce s s , God W·.a..S f':TOZe}"] .in shock InonJe.r]'t:a.rl~~y2.

"Deizmi t: ," Tie i oe red , and .Jli7.r)~.z2E;ive19 .1i.~ted t}lS truck

,In 11_:.s Le i t: l1and I and wit i: H: S ri g.lit Iier.d s t.rtick a be rd

k.s x et:« c:.hc~p on th.e Je_tt s.]:d.£:: D ..f t'.l1f3 .iro!"'.t t?T1d" 'Y-lil.lie' s

:bor5.y ~~as ."mashed :J !l~~U a .-'[)Ioken m::':BS.. FIold_inSJ the ~,;rec.k'ed

truck 2 .J. !-:I.is hd_nd I Go:} .b·ent over the cat., She). ~.vas dea.d ..

He looked aa;.,r:] en: rhe .round cient in the:troni: of the trLlck

a.}.],Q' I)eered in at: ~""):.Jl.it::~'s cTus.hed bcy]y. God shoole H.is hf3;ad
sa,c519 aLid cz.:_rriec t.he I::I'U(:'.k: O;_7~ D_f ~_'j-2f.:~ city to 61 St?:.)c}ud::?d
l-ura_l street II

It ~7as sti 11 e.:l.7:J!! ln02~n.i n.g- a.nd ti]€.re 5-\-"asn j t much

traffic em the read. God "rC:.i 'ced a fe,,' min'ltes to make S~lre

211 k-·as Cj1.1_1eT.·. I t.lleJJ He ·"a::n::r/i.?d "[he trt.Jck: inro a telephoTJE? pole

fitt:~::~q the 6ent iT:. FI"ont nf.:~'at]y d:rOU_.rlQ i.t .. TIle i.mpac:r.:

k-noc}r.ed ·t:.he I)cle aC¥./T2 r.S'1d thE? ~"i.res la.y ac.!.~oss' 7:.:Je road ..

God -tuIn-ed ar.uj' ~iithcut lookin:l L)ac:k .He l-(~a1.ketj away" lie

'..;alked cross coun"t.:cy unt.::} FIe came to a .Zarge opEn meadow.

Ho,reTJ:ng 01,'191: the meadow Go.:'} saw a Rcugh Leg9'ed ha1vk. He
stop]y:.,d to wa"tch .i t hunt.

Rough Legged hawks a)ways hove.r. about four feet above

tIle ground !.'hen Lhey hw]t. Because of the strong ""'.ind that

morning tilis hawk ""dS a.hie to .keep an aJmost.; stationary

position OVel" the opening of one of last summer"s mole

tunnels. God w·;;;.tched as the beaut_i fu.1 bi.rd hOVf:red

paLient1 y un+::il an lLnwary f.~f.:old 1':,)LL',,,,> came out in thE. open.
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