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The Australian Shepherd Dog sniffed at the object. It was a small metal cylinder, no larger than a can of spray paint. There were bright green and black bars painted across the middle. It was humming ever so slightly.

"I don't like it."

Rufus was a plain statement of truth kind of guy.

"The Duke thinks it's interesting."

"Duke thinks sniffing his own turds is interesting."

We sat in silence for a moment, facing each other. There was silence. Then it hit him. He pulled his t shirt up over his nose and clutched it tight, cursing.

"Now, ain't that interesting?"

It's the silent ones that's the deadliest.

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