《Great Canine Chorus》作者： - Anne McCaffrey【EPUB】

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Anne McCaffrey - Great Canine ChorusPETE ROBERTS OF THE WILMINGTON Delaware K-9 Corps has as his partner a Germanshep-herd named Wizard. One night just after they took the beat Wizard started acting itchy nervouswhiny. He was snappish not like himself at all. He kept try-ing to pull Pete toward Seventh Street.That wasnt the beat as Wiz well knew. But Pete decided there might be a good reason. Wizard was acanny dog he could pick a culprit out of a crowd by the smell of fear the man exuded. And hed savedPete from two muggings already this year. So pro-testing Pete let Wizard lead him to a block ofbuild-ings being torn down as part of an urban renewal program.Wizard became more and more impatient with Petes apprehensive measured pace and tried to tug himinto a jog. Pete began to feel worried kind of sickly scared. Suddenly the dog mounted the worn stairsof one of the buildings about to be demolished. He pawed at the door whining.Whos that a voice asked high and quavering like an old ladys. Pa It couldnt be too old a femalethen.Wizard barked sharply three times in the negative signal hed been taught.Hi dog. Do you see my paWiz got down from the steps looked up and down the street then barked again three times.Pas so late and Im so hungry the voice said.Pete who had eaten well an hour earlier was suddenly overwhelmed with hunger-a sullen kind ofstomach cramp that hed experienced in Korea when his unit was cut off for four days. The kind ofgrip-ping pangs you get when youre hungry all the time.quotLady Im going down to the deli on the corner. Ill be right back with something to tide you over till yourpa gets back.quot Pete made the announcement before he realized it. He left Wizard to guard the door.He ordered a sub with no onions somehow he knew she wouldnt want them two cokes and a