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"Dr McNally?"

"Yes?"

"I’ to pick up inforo"

He looked atto see if I’d say more "With what inwas found buried on a property in Horton Ravine This cato track down his owner in Puerto and he was as puzzled as I was I realize it’s a long shot, but I’ you can tell me how he ended up in Horton Ravine"

"I see" He thought about it briefly and then seeood head for anio was this?"

"Twenty-one"

"Oh, my"

He stepped back and I crossed the threshold into a foyer tiled in slate He closed the door behind me and then led the way down a short hall toward the rear I caught gliht and a book-lined study to reat roo area on one side and a kitchenette on the other A sainst an oversized mullionedthat looked out on a patch of lawn Everything was tidy There was no sign of Mrs McNally I don’t knoouys in this world

He sat in a plu sofa He put his hands on his knees and said, "Tell me more about what you need I’m not entirely clear how to help"

"This is the deal," I said "In the su into your office This was a wolfdog, named Ulf I’m told you sedated him and took X-rays that showed an osteosarco down"

Walter was nodding "I re, maybe four or five years old"

"Really? You remember him?"