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"That’s what everybody says, but I don’t think all dogs drea that’s never even heard of a rabbit-it’ll do that sa"

"How do you know they really dream?"

"They do All mammals that have been tested have REM sleep, except spiny anteaters" I cringed after I said this I sounded like Codi Noline, brain of the seventh grade, despised by her peers

"Spiny anteaters?"

"Well, I’m sorry, but it’s the truth I read it in the encyclopedia one ti person"

Hefun ofand ca about all this Carlo wouldn’t have paid the slightest attention to a conversation like this; he’d be thinking about whatever as is left in the tank Loyd asked, "What do you think anihed

"I think they dream about whatever they do when they’re awake Jack chases rabbits, and city dogs chase, I don’t knohat Meter readers"

"But that’s kind of sad Couldn’t a dog have an iination, like a person?"

"It’s the sa sad about it People dream about what they do when they’re awake God, when I used to work for Tia sorting the pecans I’d go to bed and dream about pecans, pecans, pecans"

I studied his face "Didn’t you ever drea pecans all day"

"Really, though Didn’t you ever fly in your dreah not often

"Only when I was real close to flying in real life," he said "Your dreams, what you hope for and all that, it’s not separate froht up out of it"

"So you think we all just have ani to dreaently moved a lock of hair out of my eyes "Only if you have an ordinary life If you want sweet dreaot to live a sweet life"