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[We are interrupted. As if on cue, a dog limps over to Darnell’s side. She is old.

Her muzzle is white, the fur on her ears and tail is worn to leather.]

[To the dog.] Hey, little miss.

[Darnell gingerly lifts her to his lap. She is small, no more than eight or nine

pounds. Although she bears some resemblance to a smooth-haired, miniature

dachshund, her back is shorter than the standard breed.]

[To the dog.] You doin’ okay, Maze? You feel all right? [To me.] Her full name’s Maisey, but we

never used it. “Maze” was pretty fitting, don’t you think?

[With one hand he massages her back legs while with the other he rubs under

her neck. She looks up at him with milky eyes. She licks his palm.]

Pure bloods were a total washout. Too neurotic, too many health problems, everything you’d

expect from breeding an animal for just its aesthetic qualities. The new generation [he gestures

to the mutt on his lap] was always a mix, whatever would increase both physical constitution

and mental stability.

[The dog has gone to sleep. Darnell lowers his voice.]

They were tough, took a lot of training, not just individually but for working in groups on LRP

missions. Long range, especially over wild terrain, was always risky. Not just from Zack, but also

from feral Ks. Remember how bad they were? All those pets and strays that degenerated into

killer packs. They were always a concern, usually in transition through low-infestation zones,

always looking for something to eat. A lot of LRP missions were aborted in the beginning before we

deployed escort dogs.

[He refers to the sleeping dog.]

She had two escorts. Pongo, who was a pit-rot mix, and Perdy…I don’t really know what Perdy

was, part shepherd, part stegosaurus. I wouldn’t have let her anywhere near them if I hadn’t gone

through basic with their handlers. They turned out to be first-rate escorts. Fourteen times they

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