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ReadingDigesting

PrettyGirl

RickBragg

Nevergiveuponanything,leastofalladog.

1Hernamewasperfect.

2Shecametotheminthedeadofnight,inthecold.Shewas

morethanhalfdead,starveddowntobones,herhaircompletely

eatenawaybymange.Shehadbeenrunofffrommorethanone

yardwhenshefinallycreptintoanemptydoghouseinthetrees

beyondmother’syard.Atleastshewasoutofthewind.

3Theyfoundher,mymotherandbrother,inthedaylightof

thenextday.Theycouldnoteventell,atfirst,shewasadog.

4“Anditbrokemyheart,”mymothersaid.

5Theydidnotcallthevetbecausesheknewwhatthevet

woulddo.Thedogwastoofargonetosave;anyfoolcouldsee

that.Mymamalivesinthecountryandhastorunofftwo

wanderingdogsaweek,butthistime,shesaid,“Ijustcouldn’t.

Shecouldn’tevengetup.”Howdoyourunoffadogthat

cannotstand?

6Thebroken-downdoghadstumbledontwopeoplewho

hatetogiveuponanything,evenamonth-oldnewspaper.They

savebatteriesthathavenothadasparkofanythinginthemfor

along,longtime.Mymotherkeepspensthatstoppedwritingin

1974.Mypointis,thereisalwaysalittleuse,alittlegood,alittle

lifeleftinanything,andwhoaretheytodecidewhensomething

isdoneforgood.

7MybrotherMarklookedather,athertragicface,and

namedher.

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